title: [Spontaneous splenic rupture associated with facial erysipelas].
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is rare Although over 100 cases have been reported, only a few were of true spontaneous rupture. Most cases were associated with diseases which directly involved the spleen. We report a 53-year-old woman with facial erysipelas and true spontaneous rupture of the spleen.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Hadassah-University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pappo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vromen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seror
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Udassin
mesh_terms: D004886:Erysipelas / Q000150:complications*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications*