Atraumatic splenic rupture with acute Varicella-Zoster infection (chickenpox)
Chickenpox, despite of introduction of vaccination, remains a common disease, mainly among children. In most cases, chickenpox is a self-limiting disease without the development of life-threatening conditions. The case of atraumatic splenic rupture associated with chickenpox is a too rare and we des...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Journal Infectology
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Журнал инфектологии |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/1741 |
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| Summary: | Chickenpox, despite of introduction of vaccination, remains a common disease, mainly among children. In most cases, chickenpox is a self-limiting disease without the development of life-threatening conditions. The case of atraumatic splenic rupture associated with chickenpox is a too rare and we described seventh case over the past 55 years. The man was hospitalized in the infectious diseases hospital with a vesicular rash, abdominal pain and repeated vomiting with a referral diagnosis of “acute pancreatitis, chickenpox”. The diagnosis of chickenpox was confirmed (family contact, typical rash and IgM-VZV). Splenic rupture was described with computed tomography with a contrasting agent. Splenectomy performed in first day of hospitalization. Symptoms resolved against the background of antiviral therapy. There were no surgical complications. |
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| ISSN: | 2072-6732 |