Lethal atraumatic splenic rupture due to infectious mononucleosis
Pfäffli, M.; Wyler, D.
Archiv für Kriminologie 225(5-6): 195-200
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9225 PMID: 20642258 Document Number: 638081
The authors report on the sudden and unexpected death of a 20-year-old man from atraumatic rupture of the enlarged spleen due to infectious mononucleosis. The case exemplifies the forensic relevance of infectious mononucleosis, atraumatic splenic rupture and post-mortem serological tests.
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