Miranda L E C, Miranda S J C, Rolland M
Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2003 Dec;7(6):423-5. doi: 10.1590/s1413-86702003000600011. Epub 2004 Mar 1.
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen has been described in cases of hematologic, neoplasic and infectious diseases, or resulting from pancreatitis. We report a rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture, and favorable evolution after splenectomy, in a patient with dengue fever, which occurred during the last outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil.
