Spontaneous rupture of spleen in malaria: a case report

  • Dr Sreehari D Post graduate student, department of medicine, S P Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan, India
  • Dr V B Singh Professor and Head of Geriatric division, department of medicine, S P Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan, India
  • Dr Babulal Meen Assistant professor, department of medicine, S P Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan, India
  • Dr Sanjay Beniwal Assistant professor, department of medicine, S P Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan, India
  • Dr Vivek Ujwal Senior resident, department of medicine, S P Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan, India
  • Dr Chetan Kumar HB, department of medicine, S P Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i01.12
Keywords: Spleen, malaria, spontaneous rupture

Abstract

Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the world, especially in developing world like India. Wide spectrum of complications can happen in malaria. Spontaneous rupture of spleen is one such rare complication. Here we report a case of 17 year old girl with P.Vivax malaria causing spontaneous rupture of spleen which was managed conservatively and was discharged with no complications.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

1. Pierre A Buffet, innocent Safeukui, Guillaume Deplaine, Valentine brousse, verginie Prendki, Marc Thellier, Gareth D Turner. The pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in humans: insights from splenic physiology. The J of American Soc. Of haematology. 2011; 117(2):381-392.

2. Abouzahir A, Bouchama R., Spontaneous spleen rupture in the course of malaria, MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES. 2008; 38(3): 153-155. [Pubmed]

3. Yusuf Yagmur, Ismail Hamdi Kara, Mustafa Aldemir, Hüseyin Büyükbayram, Ibrahim H Tacyildiz and Celalettin Keles., Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen: two case reports and review of literature, critical care 2000, 4:309-313.

4. Leo F Tauro, Roshan Maroli, Clement RS D’Souza, Balkur R Hegde, Sangabettu R Shetty, Divakar Shenoy., Spontaneous rupture of the malarial spleen, the Saudi journal of gastroenterology;2007(13);4:163-167. [Pubmed]

5. M Ezzedien Rabie, Ahmad Al Hashemey, Ismail El Hakeem, Mohammad Ali Al Hakamy, Mahmoud Obaid, Mohammad Al Skaini, G Shabbir, Saeed Al Sareii and Mir Najeeb Hussain., spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen: report of two cases; Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis,2010;vol 2(3).

6. Ozsoy MF, Oncul O, Pekkafali Z, Pahsa A, Yenen OS., Splenic complications in malaria: report of two cases from Turkey. J Med Microbiol. 2004;53:1255–8. [Pubmed]

7. Bonnard P, Guiard-Schmid JB, Develoux M, Rozenbaum W, Pialoux G., Splenic infarction during acute malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2005;99:82–6. [Pubmed]

8. AJ Mokashi, RG Shirahatti, SK Prabhu, KR Vagholkar., Pathological rupture of malarial spleen, journal of post graduate medicine, 1992(38);3:141-2. [Pubmed]

9. Zingman BS, Viner BL., Splenic complications in malaria: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis 1993, 16:223-232.
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i01.12
Published: 2019-11-01
How to Cite
1.
D S, Singh VB, Meen B, Beniwal S, Ujwal V, Kumar C. Spontaneous rupture of spleen in malaria: a case report. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2019Nov.1 [cited 2024Nov.8];2(1):67-9. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/60
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2014): Jan-Feb
Section
Case Report