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  • Title: Splenic amyloidosis: a rare cause of spontaneous splenic rupture.
    Author: Chan RS, Abdul Aziz YF, Chandran P, Ng EK.
    Journal: Singapore Med J; 2011 Nov; 52(11):e232-5. PubMed ID: 22173263.
    Abstract:
    A 62 year-old woman who presented with an atraumatic acute abdomen was discovered to have haemoperitoneum with splenic rupture on urgent computed tomography and was immediately referred for life-saving emergency splenectomy. Histopathological examination revealed secondary splenic amyloidosis. The patient was later found to be suffering from infective endocarditis secondary to her permanent cardiac pacemaker. This report describes a patient who could have suffered from a long-standing infected vegetation on a permanent cardiac pacemaker, which led to splenic amyloidosis and spontaneous splenic rupture.
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