Title

Left lower quadrant pain: an unlikely diagnosis in a case of acute abdomen

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives

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.

First Page

296

Last Page

299

DOI

10.1080/20009666.2018.1517578

Publication Date

1-1-2018

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