title: Isolated splenic peliosis with spontaneous rupture after a viperine bite.
abstract: Isolated splenic peliosis is an extremely uncommon condition that can present with atraumatic rupture and potential fatal outcome. We here report 1 such case that developed after a viperine bite in a 21-year-old woman. The case highlights the diagnostic findings on computed tomographic (CT) scan and its potential complications.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radio Diagnosis and Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: dralal@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radio Diagnosis and Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Manphool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radio Diagnosis and Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radio Diagnosis and Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radio Diagnosis and Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017819:Viperidae; D055815:Young Adult