title: [Embolic splenic infarction: a rare complication of atrial fibrillation].
abstract: Splenic infarction is a rare disorder. The typical clinical presentation is sudden pain in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, and awareness to this possibility is the major clue for diagnosis. We describe a 49-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation and splenomegaly who was treated with anticoagulants. Because of hematuria, the regular dose of anticoagulant therapy was reduced. The hematuria stopped but he complained of sudden onset of pain in the left upper quadrant. Computerized tomography and isotope scan of the spleen confirmed the clinical suspicion of splenic infarction. Treatment with anticoagulants and analgesics was followed by clinical improvement.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine B, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheba.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Merims
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zilberman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lupu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sikuler
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006417:Hematuria; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013163:Splenomegaly; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants