Spontaneous rupture of spleen in malaria: a case report
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.
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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
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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 2024Dec.23];2(1):67-9. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/60
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