Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen.
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.
Choudhury
Jaydeep
J
Institute of Child Health, 11 Dr Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata 700 017, West Bengal, India. drjaydeep_choudhury@yahoo.co.in
Uttam
Kheya Ghosh
KG
Mukhopadhyay
Maya
M
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