The presentation of ruptured spleen can be delayed and may occur even after trivial injury. 3
Could it be considered in this case? Recently we saw a 20-year-old amateur boxer in …

Case Report: Ruptured Spleen in a College Football Player Page 1 Case Report: Ruptured
Spleen in a College Football Player WF deShazo Ill, MD This athlete had a subcapsular …

DISCUSSION The spleen plays an integral role in the host defense against Plasmodium and
other intravascular parasites. During acute and chronic malaria, altered splenic structure …

Splenic rupture can be traumatic or non-traumatic (spontaneous). The spleen is the
commonest solid organ injured in blunt abdominal injury. Spontaneous splenic rupture is …

Discussion Spleen rupture is considered as a medical emergency that requires urgent
intervention. 1 Blunt abdominal trauma is the most common cause of spleen rupture. 1, 2 …

Splenic rupture must be considered in any patient presenting with acute abdominal pain—
not only after traumatic injury but also in other less common clinical scenarios. Consider the …

Abstract The diagnosis of Delayed Splenic Rupture poses a major challenge to even the
most astute clinician, as it can mimic other medical emergencies. We present a case of an …

Discussion In a recent review of literature, Giagounidis et al. 3, 6 found 136 cases reported
between 1861 and 1999. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is the most frequently reported …

The patient, s physical examination was remarkable for pallor, blood pressure of 86/45 mm
Hg that later increased to 100/60 mm Hg, and epigastric tenderness. An electrocardiogram …

Atraumatic rupture of a normal spleen represents a rare clinical phenomenon. We report on
an atypical presentation of a spontaneous splenic rupture in a 44-year-old previously …