Spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in an intravenous drug abuser. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1986. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in an intravenous drug abuser.

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1985 Dec;109(12):1114-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86076406
Mirchandani HG; Mirchandani IH; Pak MS

Abstract: A case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen is described in a 25-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse. At autopsy the spleen and the lymph nodes were soft, slightly enlarged, and markedly congested. They showed reactive follicular hyperplasia with increased cellularity and prominent vascularity of the red pulp and the interfollicular tissue. The postmortem serum was positive for antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III. Other serologic tests were negative, including heterophile antibody test, test for antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus, and toxoplasmosis.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report Female Human Rupture, Spontaneous Splenic Rupture/*ETIOLOGY Substance Abuse JOURNAL ARTICLE

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