title: Case report: spontaneous rupture of spleen in patient with Plasmodium ovale malaria.
abstract: Malaria may lead to spontaneous splenic rupture as a rare but potentially lethal complication. Most frequently, this has been reported in patients infected with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, while other parasitic agents are less likely to be the cause.We report a 29-year-old British Caucasian, who after returning from a business trip in Democratic Republic Congo was diagnosed with tertian malaria caused by Plasmodium ovale.During his in-patient stay, the patient suffered a splenic rupture requiring immediate surgical intervention and splenectomy. Following this surgical intervention, there was an uneventful recovery, and the patient was discharged in a good general condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. raphael@lemmerer.at.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lemmerer
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. manuel.unger@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. matthias.vossen@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voßen
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. christina.a.forstner@meduniwien.ac.at.|Center for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany. christina.a.forstner@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forstner
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases (DIAID), Department of Dermatology, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria. ahmad.jalili@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jalili
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria. peter.starzengruber@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Starzengruber
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. johannes.werzowa@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werzowa
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. michael.ramharter@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramharter
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. stefan.winkler@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. florian.thalhammer@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thalhammer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D041122:Plasmodium ovale; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials