Rotura esplénica atraumática

  1. T. Gallart-Aragón
  2. A. Martín-Lagos Maldonado
Revista:
Revista andaluza de patología digestiva

ISSN: 1988-317X

Ano de publicación: 2018

Volume: 41

Número: 1

Páxinas: 55-56

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Revista andaluza de patología digestiva

Resumo

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.