Left lower quadrant pain: an unlikely diagnosis in a case of acute abdomen.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Splenic infarct is an incredibly rare diagnosis for abdominal pain. One study involving two hospitals over ten years describes only 0.0037% of all hospital admissions presenting with splenic infarction. Our report describes a case of massive splenomegaly causing pain in a different location compared to the normal anatomical location of the spleen with an unexpected cause, lymphoma. High clinical suspicion for lymphoma as a cause of splenic infarction is critical because this disease can otherwise be clinically silent. This case emphasizes the importance of a thorough clinical workup and persistence in diagnostic pursuit.
Volume
8
Issue
5
First Page
296
Last Page
299
ISSN
2000-9666
Published In/Presented At
Williams, J., Ima, S., Milrod, C., & Krishnamurthy, M. (2018). Left lower quadrant pain: an unlikely diagnosis in a case of acute abdomen. Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 8(5), 296–299. https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1517578
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30357010
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article