Spontaneous rupture of tuberculous spleen in a HIV seropositive patient on maintenance hemodialysis.

Abstract

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen usually occurs secondary to infection, hematological disorders or infiltrative lesions of the spleen. In patients with positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who present with acute abdomen, splenic rupture should be considered as a possible cause and should additionally be investigated for co-infection with tuberculosis. Spontaneous rupture of spleen in asymptomatic patients requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis. We herein report on a HIV-positive patient on maintenance hemodialysis, who presented with spontaneous rupture of a tuberculous spleen.

• Authors: Shubhra Rathore, Pratish George, Michael Deodhar, Nalini Calton, Uttam George, Basant Pawar, Pankaj Sircar
• Journal: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia (Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl) Vol. 20 Issue 5 Pg. 822-5 (Sep 2009) ISSN: 1319-2442 [Print] Saudi Arabia
• PMID: 19736481 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antitubercular Agents

Topics

• AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
• Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use)
• Blood Transfusion
• Fluid Therapy
• HIV Seropositivity (complications, drug therapy)
• Humans
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (complications, therapy)
• Male
• Renal Dialysis
• Splenectomy
• Splenic Rupture (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome
• Tuberculosis, Splenic (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Young Adult