Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Complicating Severe P. falciparum Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Complicating Severe P. falciparum Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in malarial infection or malarial splenic rupture (MSR) is a rare but life-threatening condition complicating severe malarial infection in tropics and subtropics, and hence it deserves special attention. A high index of clinical suspicion is warranted for the early...

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Main Authors: Eltaib Saad, Elamin Elsamani, Walid Abdelrahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2781647

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