Spontaneous splenic rupture due to falciparum malaria successfully treated with a conservative approach.

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العنوان: Spontaneous splenic rupture due to falciparum malaria successfully treated with a conservative approach.
المؤلفون: Dias LR; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: u015776@chsj.min-saude.pt., Caldas JP; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal., Teixeira JPA; General Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal., Gomes V; General Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal., Babo A; General Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal., Faustino AS; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal., Baptista R; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal., Valdoleiros SR; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal., Santos L; Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
المصدر: Parasitology international [Parasitol Int] 2023 Jun; Vol. 94, pp. 102736. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 05.
نوع المنشور: Case Reports
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 9708549 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-0329 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13835769 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Parasitol Int Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, c1997-
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Malaria, Falciparum*/complications , Malaria*/complications , Splenic Rupture*/surgery , Splenic Rupture*/complications , Malaria, Vivax*/complications , Malaria, Vivax*/drug therapy, Adult ; Humans ; Plasmodium vivax ; Plasmodium falciparum
مستخلص: Malaria is frequently associated with splenomegaly. However, spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare and life-threatening complication. It is mostly seen in acute infection in non-immune adults and Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum have been associated with the majority of cases. We describe a case of splenic rupture in an adult with complicated malaria by Plasmodium falciparum in which a conservative approach was used.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no competing interests to declare.
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; conservative treatment; malaria complication; splenic rupture
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20230207 Date Completed: 20230310 Latest Revision: 20230310
رمز التحديث: 20240628
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2023.102736
PMID: 36750153
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1873-0329
DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2023.102736