title: Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen is uncommon even in highly endemic areas of malaria. We report an eight year old girl who presented with spontaneous splenic rupture following malaria. She recovered with conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child Health, 11 Dr Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata 700 017, West Bengal, India. drjaydeep_choudhury@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Jaydeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: Kheya Ghosh
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Uttam
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors