title: Delayed rupture of spleen in a case of spouse abuse.
abstract: This case deals with assault of a housewife by her husband. Although there had been previous episodes of abuse, the gravity of the present injury, which required hospitalization, resulted in the fact being made known to others. Insistence on a wife's right to protection and shelter from a husband who assaults her has grown significantly in the wake of the women's liberation movement. However, it remains the case that few women in Sri Lanka would take action and risk disrupting their families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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authors.lastname: Abeyasinghe