title: Spontaneous splenic rupture due to dengue fever: report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Jacarepaguá Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. betameneguetti@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Maria Roberta Meneguetti
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Seravali
authors.forename: Antônio Henrique Gomes dos
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Fávero
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Diego Teixeira Alves
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.forename: Leonardo Fernandes
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Valentim
authors.forename: Raphael Moreira
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: 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