Case report: spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to dengue fever.
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen has been described in cases of hematologic, neoplasic and infectious diseases, or resulting from pancreatitis. We report a rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture, and favorable evolution after splenectomy, in a patient with dengue fever, which occurred during the last outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil.
Miranda
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Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. lecmiranda@terra.com.br
Miranda
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Rolland
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D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*