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Case Report: Sudden Splenic Rupture in a Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Patient.

Nadeem Kassam¹, Steven Michael², Kamran Hameed¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University Medical College East Africa, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.

International Journal of General Medicine

|September 28, 2020

Summary

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare but fatal complication of severe malaria. This case highlights a Plasmodium falciparum infection leading to splenic rupture requiring emergency surgery.

Area of Science:

Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine
Surgical Complications

Background:

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare, life-threatening complication of severe malaria.

Keywords:

Plasmodium falciparum spontaneous splenic rupture

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Delayed diagnosis of splenic rupture can be fatal.

While Plasmodium vivax is most commonly implicated, other Plasmodium species can also cause this condition.