Delayed Diagnosis of Splenic Injury in Infectious Mononucleosis

Author(s): C Papadia &A Forbes

Description

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is a well recognised albeit rare complication of infectious mononucleosis, occurring in an estimated 0.5% of cases.1 We describe a patient where the diagnosis was not initially considered and would like to alert clinicians to this potentially fatal complication of what is usually a benign condition.