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Complicated malaria and a covert ruptured spleen: a case report

Spontaneous splenic rupture in complicated malaria is an uncommon cause of hemoperitoneum in the tropics. The exact incidence of splenic rupture is unknown, largely due to under-reporting, but has been estimated at ∼2%. Its pathophysiology is linked to the formation of a subcapsular hematoma. Upon r...

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Publicado en:J Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Waweru, Peter, Macleod, Jana, Gikonyo, Anthony
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395608
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju122
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