Spontaneous splenic rupture in a teenager as first manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia: Case report and literature review
Spontaneous splenic rupture is a well-known, but rare life-threatening complication of hematological malignancies. We describe the case of a 12-year-old boy with a 5-day history of fever and successively left upper quadrant abdominal pain and sudden clinical deterioration necessitating emergency spl...
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Main Authors: | Antonio Villa, Simona Rossi, Isabella Riva, Cecilia Tedesco, Francesca Maria Zanchettin, Rinaldo Chiumento |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2018-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Health and Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/jhss33_297-302.pdf |
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