title: Rupture of the spleen associated with Enterobacter cloacae.
abstract: A 58-year-old male, with abdominal pain but no signs of sepsis, was admitted as a medical emergency. During hospitalization, spontaneous splenic rupture was diagnosed and splenectomy successfully performed. A smear revealed presence of Enterobacter cloacae on the splenic surface; histopathology demonstrated granulocytous infiltration of the spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peiper
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Broering
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schröter
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Rogiers
mesh_terms: D016972:Enterobacter cloacae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*