title: Splenic Rupture in Chronic Lymphoid Disorders: Possible Role of Opportunistic Infections.
abstract: Two patients with lymphoproliferative disorders, one with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the other hairy cell leukemia, developed spontaneous rupture of the spleen during the course of their disease. In both cases, this rare complication occurred during systemic atypical infections with Salmonella Dublin and Candida tropicalis respectively. We suggest that severe infection may sometimes play a decisive role in the development of the splenic rupture in some patients who have splenomegaly due to these disorders.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology, Internal Medical A and Pathology Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lugassy
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology, Internal Medical A and Pathology Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sternfeld
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology, Internal Medical A and Pathology Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Der Wald
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology, Internal Medical A and Pathology Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liftschitz-Mercer
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology, Internal Medical A and Pathology Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nir
authors.affiliation: a Department of Hematology, Internal Medical A and Pathology Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berrebi
keywords: Candida tropicalis; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Salmonella Dublin; hairy cell leukemia; splenic rupture