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Traumatic rupture of the spleen on contrast enhanced axial CT (portal venous phase) Splenic hematoma resulting in free abdominal blood. Splenic rupture is usually evaluated by FAST ultrasound of the abdomen. [5] Generally this is not specific to splenic injury; however, it is useful to determine the presence of free floating blood in the ...
Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). [2] [3] Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms. [2] In young adults, the disease often results in fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, and ...
Splenic infarction occurs when the splenic artery or one of its branches are occluded, for example by a blood clot. [3] In one series of 59 patients, mortality amounted to 5%. [3] Complications include a ruptured spleen, bleeding, an abscess of the spleen (for example, if the underlying cause is infective endocarditis) or pseudocyst formation ...
[1] [2] May result from diaphragmatic or peridiaphragmatic lesions, renal calculi, splenic injury or ruptured ectopic pregnancy. [ citation needed ] Kehr's sign is a classic example of referred pain : irritation of the diaphragm is signaled by the phrenic nerve as pain in the area above the collarbone .
Kehr sign is a rare finding and should increase the suspicion of the peritoneal process and possible splenic rupture. Some patients also report pleuritic left-sided chest pain in the setting of a ruptured spleen. Caution should be used early in the evaluation of patients with a concerning mechanism of injury, since few symptoms may be present ...
Easton Pinnell, 7, was experiencing persistent stomach pain with nausea. Doctors discovered he had a rare wandering spleen that was resting on his stomach. Boy, 7, has persistent stomach pain.
A necessary requirement for splenosis is the rupture of the spleen, through a traumatic injury (such as a car wreck) or abdominal surgery, especially splenectomy.Splenosis in the abdominal category may occur in up to 65% of traumatic ruptures of the spleen. [3]
Many children who become infected with EBV display no symptoms or the symptoms are indistinguishable from the other mild, brief illnesses of childhood. [21] When infection occurs during adolescence or young adulthood, it causes infectious mononucleosis 35 to 50% of the time. [22] EBV infects B cells of the immune system and epithelial cells.