Splenic artery embolization in subcapsular splenic hematoma secondary to dengue hemorrhagic fever
Sameera S Dronamraju1, Shilpa Abhay Gaidhane2, Khatib Nazli Mahalaqqa3, Abhay M Gaidhane4, Amol G Andhale2, Zahiruddin Syed Quazi4
1 Department of Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India 2 Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India 3 Department of Evidence Synthesis, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India 4 Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Shilpa Abhay Gaidhane AF 12, Doctors Quarters, AVBRH Hospital Campus, DMIMS, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha - 442 001, Maharashtra India
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DOI: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_140_20
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Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a common syndrome of dengue viral infection but complications such as sub-capsular splenic hematoma leading to capsular rupture in dengue are rare. We report a case of a young male who presented with fever, breathlessness, and acute abdomen. His CT of the abdomen revealed subcapsular splenic hematoma measuring 16.7 cm × 13.0 cm × 11 cm. His laboratory parameters were suggestive of anemia, thrombocytopenia, acute kidney injury, coagulopathy, and hepatopathy because of which instead of splenectomy, splenic artery embolization with ultrasound-guided splenic hemorrhage drainage was performed for his management as his clinical condition deteriorated. This case report sensitizes newer modalities of treatment of subcapsular splenic hematoma with splenic arterial embolization.
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