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Spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis

Open Access
|Jul 2013

Abstract

Background: Two cases are presented:

A 16-year-old female (patient A), presented at the emergency department with a continuously stabbing abdominal pain in the upper left abdomen. Since 1 month, she suffered from a sore throat, fatigue and weight loss. Physical examination revealed a sick girl with clear consciousness and no paleness. Her heart rate was 100 beats per minute (bpm) and blood pressure was 110/60 mmHg. Blood analysis showed a decreased hemoglobin level of 5.3 mmol/L.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.298 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Published on: Jul 1, 2013
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2013 B Koebrugge, D Geertsema, M de Jong, G Jager, K Bosscha, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.