title: [Lethal atraumatic splenic rupture due to infectious mononucleosis].
abstract: The authors report on the sudden and unexpected death of a 20-year-old man from atraumatic rupture of the enlarged spleen due to infectious mononucleosis. The case exemplifies the forensic relevance of infectious mononucleosis, atraumatic splenic rupture and post-mortem serological tests.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie und Rechtsmedizin des Kantonsspitals Graubünden, Chur.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pfäffli
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wyler
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002423:Cause of Death; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000473:pathology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral