title: [Spontaneous splenic rupture as a complication of symptom-free infections mononucleosis].
abstract: Splenic rupture is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis. Although it occurs only in 0.1%-0.5% of cases, splenic rupture remains the most common fatal complication of the disease. Mononucleosis related spontaneous rupture of the spleen without any other characteristic symptoms of the disease is extremely unusual, and threatens with fatal outcome due to its rare and unexpected occurrence. The authors report the case of a 16-year-old boy who needed splenectomy following a spontaneous rupture of the spleen. Serological tests proved an acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in the background but without any signs or symptoms of infectious mononucleosis. The diagnosis and treatment of this infection related to spleen ruptures are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Fejér Megyei Szent György Kórház Csecsemo- és Gyermekosztály Székesfehérvár Seregélyesi út 3 8000. mszoko@mail.fmkorhaz.hu
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szokó
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matolcsy
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000821:virology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral