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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;24(12):989-91.
doi: 10.1177/0956462413487518. Epub 2013 Jul 19.

Atraumatic splenic rupture secondary to chronic HIV infection

Thomas C S Martin  1 , Natasha K Martin, Kikkeri N Naresh, Mark Nelson
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Case Reports

Atraumatic splenic rupture secondary to chronic HIV infection

Thomas C S Martin et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

As patients infected with HIV live longer due to effective anti-retroviral therapy, new disease manifestations are becoming apparent. We describe the case of a 59-year-old patient who presented to our unit with atraumatic splenic rupture secondary to chronic HIV infection. Given the high mortality associated with atraumatic splenic rupture, we believe it should be included in the differential diagnosis of HIV-positive patients presenting with acute abdominal pain.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; acute abdomen; human immunodeficiency virus; spleen; splenic rupture.

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