Atraumatic Spleen Rupture Presenting as Acute Abdominal Pain: A Case Report
Saurabh Puri *
Department of Internal Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, India.
Ashok Kumar Grover
Department of Internal Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, India.
Pankaj Nand Choudhary
Department of Internal Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, India.
Shashwat Saurabh
Department of Internal Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, India.
Satyaki Datta
Department of Internal Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, India.
Anuradha Sural
Department of Radiology, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition associated with acute abdominal pain. Although rare, atraumatic spleen rupture (ASR) has been reported. It is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen so often missed in emergency leading to high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 38-year-old male who presented with fever and acute abdominal pain, had atraumatic splenic rupture which was diagnosed early resulting in better outcome of patient.
Keywords: Atraumatic spleen rupture, viral infection, splenectomy