Spontaneous rupture of an amyloid spleen in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
An unusual case is reported of spontaneous rupture of the spleen in a 67-year-old woman suffering from end-stage renal disease secondary to amyloidosis. The splenic rupture is attributed to amyloid involvement of the spleen.
Russell
T J
TJ
Department of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical Center, NY 12208, USA.
Ferrera
P C
PC
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*