Splenic rupture following splenic vein thrombosis in a man with protein S deficiency.

Williams, N; Gerrand, C; London, N J; Chapman, C; Bell, P R · Postgrad Med J · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present a case of spontaneous splenic rupture in a man with splenic vein thrombosis. The splenic vein thrombosis appears to have been caused by protein S deficiency. We are not aware of this having been described before.

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