The Pathologic Splenic Rupture of a Patient with Scrub Typhus: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.1.83
- Author:
Kum Rae KIM
1
;
Won Kyu PARK
;
Jay Chun CHANG
;
Jae Ho CHO
;
Jae Woon KIM
;
Mi Soo HWANG
;
Bok Hwan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. wkpark@ynu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spleen;
Splenic rupture;
Scrub typhus;
Typhus, endemic flea-borne
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, False;
Humans;
Infarction;
Rupture;
Scrub Typhus;
Spleen;
Splenic Rupture;
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;58(1):83-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A pathologic splenic rupture is rare, occurring primarily in a spleen affected by infective, hematological, and neoplastic disease. To the best of our knowledge, no prior reports of a pathologic splenic rupture due to scrub typhus exist. Intrasplenic pseudoaneurysms and focal infarctions are visible on an initial CT scan. Moreover, the spontaneous splenic rupture occurred a week later. We report a case of nontraumatic-splenic rupture in a patient with scrub typhus.
