title: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen as presenting event in infectious mononucleosis.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who underwent a life-saving splenectomy after spontaneous rupture of the spleen. The patient had no history of recent trauma and developed obvious clinical signs of infectious mononucleosis only 5 d after the splenectomy. Also of note was the late seroconversion in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Badura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Palhano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borregana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quaresma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000821:virology*