SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF FALCIPARUM MALARIAL SPLEEN: A CASE REPORT
Jalal Kasouati*, Jawas Rochdi, Oussama Mtioui Chkairi, El arbi Bouaiti and Abd alhamid Zrara
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous rupture of a malarial spleen is rare with Plasmodium Falciparum species. Most often it is a fatal complication when not diagnosed and treated on time. Here is presented a case of a Moroccan 32-year-old patient who is admitted in the emergency department of Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat for spontaneous spleen rupture after returning from a malaria-endemic country.
Keywords: spontaneous spleen rupture; malaria; plasmodium falciparum.
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