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Richard L. Sperling, MD; Raul Heredia, MD; William J. Gillesby, MD; Bernhard Chomet, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1967;94(3):344-348.

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CASES of traumatic^1,2 and spontaneous^3,4 rupture of the pathological spleen are frequently encountered.^5,6 Rupture of the spleen has been reported with acute⁷ and chronic⁸ pancreatitis, acute sepsis^9,10 (typhoid fever, typhus), viral hepatitis,¹¹ infectious mononucleosis,¹² the parasites causing malaria,⁹ kala-azar,¹⁰ and echinococcosis; the spirochetal diseases of leptospirosis, syphilis, and yaws, in tuberculosis, in sarcoidosis,¹³ in Gaucher's disease,¹⁴ amyloidosis, in thrombocytopenic purpura, acute and chronic leukemia,¹⁵ erythroblastosis fetalis,¹⁶ in autohemolytic anemia,¹ congestive splenomegaly,¹⁷ infarcts, splenic congenital anomalies, and also during labor.^18,19

We were able to find only one proven case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to actinomycosis found at the Mayo Clinic.²⁰ Harrison²¹ previously stated that actinomycosis is encountered in the spleen, however, a review of Harrison's references reveal a case produced by Actinobacillus²² and another produced by Actinomyces graminis . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Chicago

From the departments of surgery and pathology, Veterans Administration West Side Hospital, Chicago.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Oct 10, 1966.

Reprint requests to Veterans Administration West Side Hospital, 820 S Damen Ave, Chicago 60612 (Dr. Sperling).

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