Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Tolaymat, A; Al-Mousily, F; Haafiz, A B; Lammert, N; Afshari, S · J Rheumatol · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a 15-year-old girl who presented with acute abdominal pain. Urgent laparotomy confirmed scintigraphic findings of a ruptured spleen and hemoperitoneum. Laboratory evaluation established underlying systemic lupus erythematosus.

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