Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases.
Dengue is a febrile illness caused by Flavivírus and mainly transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypiti which have been a serious epidemic in Rio de Janeiro. In most of cases it was a self limited disease. We report two cases of a serious and rare complication of this viral infection.
Seravali
Maria Roberta Meneguetti
MR
Jacarepaguá Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. betameneguetti@yahoo.com.br
Santos
Antônio Henrique Gomes dos
AH
Costa
Carlos Eduardo Fávero
CE
Rangel
Diego Teixeira Alves
DT
Valentim
Leonardo Fernandes
LF
Gonçalves
Raphael Moreira
RM
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult