title: [Spontaneous rupture of the spleen after infectious mononucleosis].
abstract: Non-traumatic rupture of the spleen (NRS) is a rare but serious complication to infectious mononucleosis (IM) and it is important to have in mind, when patients have IM. Although splenectomy has been advocated as the appropriate treatment for this problem, the trend goes towards conservative treatment of the haemodynamically stable patients, but because of its rarity no clear guidelines have been suggested. We present a case of a 18-year-old boy with IM who had NRS with subcapsular haematoma and was treated conservatively. He recovered completely.
authors.affiliation: Lindesnæsvej 1, 8200 Aarhus N. gulstad@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mikkel Bak
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gulstad
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed