[Spontaneous rupture of the spleen and infectious mononucleosis].
The authors report the case of a 19-year-old patient with an infectious mononucleosis, causing, 2 days after the onset of symptoms, a spontaneous splenic rupture. Acetyl salicylic acid had been given at the beginning of symptoms including fever and a pharyngitis. The diagnosis was obtained by laparoscopy after failure of sonographic. The patient was discharged 10 days after splenectomy.
Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier de Châteaubriant, France.
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*