Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in an Ill Returned Traveller

Abstract

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a known, but rare and possibly fatal, complication of different infectious diseases. We present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who presented with fever, icterus and spontaneous splenic rupture after a visit to Vietnam and discuss the differential diagnosis of splenic rupture in ill returned travellers.

Keywords

• salmonella
• fever
• spleen
• rupture
• spontaneous