Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
We describe a 15-year-old girl who presented with acute abdominal pain. Urgent laparotomy confirmed scintigraphic findings of a ruptured spleen and hemoperitoneum. Laboratory evaluation established underlying systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville 32209, USA.
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Haafiz
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Afshari
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology