title: Giant splenic hematoma can be a hidden condition.
abstract: An otherwise healthy 28-year old male presented to his general practitioner with dyspnoea in the morning and abdominal discomfort through months. Four months earlier, he had experienced a blunt trauma to the left side of his abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a splenic hematoma and the patient was admitted to hospital. Vital signs were normal, and blood samples revealed a marginal anaemia and elevated C-reactive protein, but were otherwise normal. Computed tomography showed an 18 centimetre wide splenic hematoma. The patient was referred to another hospital for conservative treatment in the outpatient clinic.
authors.forename: Kristian Kiim
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Stine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hangaard
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*