title: Splenic Rupture and Liver Laceration in an Adolescent With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: We report a case of a 16-year-old adolescent boy with autism who presented to the pediatric emergency department after falling from a standing position, with a relatively benign examination, who was found to have significant hemoperitoneum on the focused assessment with sonography in trauma examination.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC; and †Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Desiree Noel Wagner
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Neville
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000150:complications; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography