Ruptured splenic abscess secondary to infectious mononucleosis.

O'Dell, K B; Gordon, R S · Ann Emerg Med · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 24-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis presented with fever and left upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a splenic abscess that at laparotomy was found to have ruptured. This case illustrates a rare cause of splenic abscess and a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis.

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