title: Shared drink and a soft punch: an almost deadly combination.
abstract: Injuries of the spleen in blunt abdominal trauma are common and can lead to fatal bleeding. The diagnostic of choice to determine severity and treatment is usually made in contrast-enhanced CT. In our case we used contrast-enhanced ultrasound to identify the origin of an intra-abdominal bleeding following a minor trauma in a patient with splenomegaly due to an Epstein-Barr virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klingberg
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bosbach
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lehmann
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D003287:Contrast Media; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media