Case Reports
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2010): Infections and Thrombotic risk
Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen: report of two cases
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Published: December 13, 2010
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Malaria is endemic in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Saudi Arabia. The infection has serious consequences in those residing in non endemic regions on travelling to endemic areas, due to lack of immunity to the parasite. In this report, we describe the clinical course of two patients who travelled to a malaria endemic area. Both contracted the infection and presented with splenic rupture. They received splenectomy in addition to the appropriate antimalarial medications, with successful outcome.
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“Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen: report of two cases” (2010) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2(3), p. e2010036. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2010.036.
