Rupture of the Spleen Associated with Enterobacter Cloacae

M. PeiperDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany.

D. C. BroeringDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany.

M. SchröterDepartment of Medical Microbiology Institute, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany.

X. RogiersDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany.

Abstract

A 58-year-old male, with abdominal pain but no signs of sepsis, was admitted as a medical emergency. During hospitalization, spontaneous splenic rupture was diagnosed and splenectomy successfully performed. A smear revealed presence of Enterobacter cloacae on the splenic surface; histopathology demonstrated granulocytous infiltration of the spleen.

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