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Spleen rupture in a patient with dengue fever
P Imbert1, D Sordet, P Hovette
1Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, Laveran, Marseille Armees.
Tropical Medicine and Parasitology : Official Organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
A case of rupture of the spleen is described secondary to dengue 1 fever in an adult patient. This exceptional complication occurred during an outbreak of dengue in French Polynesia. After failure of conservative management, splenectomy was performed. Examination of the surgical specimen confirmed softening and enlargement organ with the formation of a subcapsular hematoma.