Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen in
Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis:
A Case Report and Review of Literature
Sunil Taneja, Anil Arora, Sanjay Khanna, Nandini Vasdev, SK Sama,
Citation Information :
Taneja S, Arora A, Khanna S, Vasdev N, Sama S, . Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen in Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2011; 1 (2):100-102.
Rupture of spleen in absence of trauma is very rare and can occur in certain pathologic conditions. Amyloidosis involves spleen and
splenomegaly has been reported in 4 to 13% of patients; however, splenic rupture has rarely been reported in amyloidosis. Here, we report
a case of spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis.
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