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

被引：5

作者：

Kassam, Nadeem ^{[1
]}

Michael, Steven ^{[2
]}

Hameed, Kamran ^{[1
]}

Ali, Athar ^{[2
]}

Surani, Salim ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Aga Khan Univ, Med Coll East Africa, Dept Internal Med, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

[2] Aga Khan Univ, Med Coll East Africa, Dept Gen Surg, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

[3] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Internal Med, College Stn, TX USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE | 2020年 / 13卷

关键词：

spontaneous splenic rupture; Plasmodium falciparum; MALARIA;

D O I：

10.2147/IJGM.S267197

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare and life-threatening complication of severe malaria. It demands particular attention since delayed or missed diagnosis can be potentially fatal. The exact incidence is unknown largely due to underreporting. Acute malarial infection accounts for most of the spontaneous splenic rupture. Plasmodium vivax has been associated with the majority of them; however, on rare occasion, other Plasmodium infections have also resulted in splenic rupture. We report the case of a 74-year-old male who was diagnosed with severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) infection and developed an acute abdomen while on treatment due to spontaneous splenic rupture which necessitated emergency splenectomy.

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页码：595 / 598

页数：4

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