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Published on: September 18, 2018
Spontaneous splenic rupture due to falciparum malaria successfully treated with a conservative approach
Lúcia Ribeiro Dias1, João Paulo Caldas1, João Pedro Araújo Teixeira2
1Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
Malaria is frequently associated with splenomegaly. However, spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare and life-threatening complication. It is mostly seen in acute infection in non-immune adults and Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum have been associated with the majority of cases. We describe a case of splenic rupture in an adult with complicated malaria by Plasmodium falciparum in which a conservative approach was used.
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