Open AccessSpontaneous rupture of the liver
Author(s) -
Levitin Peter M.,
Sweet Donald,
Brunner Carolyn M.,
Katholi Richard E.,
Bolton W. Kline
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780200217
Subject(s) - medicine , arteritis , spleen , pancreas , adrenal gland , infarction , pathology , abdomen , skeletal muscle , splenic infarction , surgery , myocardial infarction
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus developed an acute surgical abdomen secondary to spontaneous rupture of the liver and died. Postmortem examination revealed an arteritis of the liver, pancreas, adrenal gland, skeletal muscle, and spleen. It appeared that an arteritis of the liver produced areas of infarction that ruptured and caused the clinical findings.