Subcapsular splenic hematoma due to infectious mononucleosis.
Spontaneous subcapsular splenic hematoma formation without rupture in infectious mononucleosis is a very unusual occurrence. A conservative management is successful in those patients in stable condition. We describe the presentation and the clinical progress of a case in whom a sudden enlargement in hematoma's diameter needed a splenectomy to avoid the risk of blood effusion in the abdominal cavity.
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IVth Department of Surgery, La Sapienza University, Rome.
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Vasapollo
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Paolini
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D000328:Adult; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed