Rotura esplénica atraumática
ISSN: 1988-317X
Year of publication: 2018
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 55-56
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista andaluza de patología digestiva
Abstract
Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare association of infectious mononucleosis. Although unusual, it is the most lethal complication of Ebstein Barr virus (EBV) infection. Diagnosis should be suspected in patients with infectious mononucleosis who begin with acute abdominal pain. Clinicians must be vigilant to achieve an early therapeutic approach that avoids a fatal outcome.