Spontaneous rupture of tuberculous spleen in a HIV seropositive patient on maintenance hemodialysis
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen usually occurs secondary to infection, hematolo-gical disorders or infiltrative lesions of the spleen. In patients with positive human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) antibodies and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who pre-sent with acute abdomen, splenic...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2009;volume=20;issue=5;spage=822;epage=825;aulast=Rathore |
| Summary: | Spontaneous rupture of the spleen usually occurs secondary to infection, hematolo-gical disorders or infiltrative lesions of the spleen. In patients with positive human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) antibodies and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who pre-sent with acute abdomen, splenic rupture should be considered as a possible cause and should addi-tionally be investigated for co-infection with tuberculosis. Spontaneous rupture of spleen in asymp-tomatic patients requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis. We herein report on a HIV-positive patient on maintenance hemodialysis, who presented with spontaneous rupture of a tuberculous spleen. |
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| ISSN: | 1319-2442 |