Table 1 Some Causes of Pathologic Splenic Rupture [1, 3]
From: Spontaneous splenic rupture in an active duty Marine upon return from Iraq: a case report
| Infectious | Neoplastic and Hematologic |
|---|---|
| Bacterial | Leukemia |
| Staphylococci | Lymphoma |
| Streptococci | Myelofibrosis |
| Clostridium spp. | Multiple myeloma |
| Actinomycosis | Splenic malignancy |
| Salmonella spp. | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| Enterobacter spp. | Hemophilia |
| Campylobacter spp. | Congenital factor XIII deficiency |
| Haemophilus spp. | Protein S deficiency |
| Tularemia | Hemolytic anemia |
| Brucellosis | Polycythemia |
| Legionellosis | Anticoagulant therapy |
| Tuberculosis | |
| Viral | Local splenic causes |
| Infectious mononucleosis | Splenic cyst |
| Mumps | Splenic vein thrombosis |
| Hepatitis A | Splenic peliosis |
| Dengue | Diffuse splenic angiomatosis |
| Cytomegalovirus | Portal hypertension |
| Rubella | Splenic infarct |
| Varicella-zoster | |
| Influenza | Miscellaneous |
| HIV | Sarcoidosis |
| Other | Amyloidosis |
| Malaria | Wilson's disease |
| Leishmaniasis (visceral) | Gaucher's disease |
| Syphilis | Cirrhosis |
| Echinoccocus spp. | Crohn's disease |
| Typhus | Polyarteritis nodosa |
| Leptospirosis | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| Q fever | Pancreatitis |
| Relapsing fever | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Candidiasis | Wegener's vasculitis |