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Table 6 Other cases of splenic rupture

From: 613 cases of splenic rupture without risk factors or previously diagnosed disease: a systematic review

Cause

Cases

References

Medication related

  
 

Anticoagulant

21

[327–337]

 

Thrombolytic

13

[83, 329, 338–342]

 

Recombinant G-CSF

10

[343–352]

 

Anti-platelet agents

2

[353]

 

HIT

1

[354]

Internal trauma-related

  
 

Cough

12

[98, 151, 355–364]

 

Vomiting

4

[365–368]

 

Seizure

1

[249]

Miscellaneous

  
 

Spontaneous

35

[43, 61, 63–65, 80, 113, 225, 249, 369–391]

 

>48h after minor external trauma

6

[249, 392–396]

 

Pheochromocytoma

2

[397, 398]

 

Afibrinogenemia

1

[399]

TOTAL

108

 
  1. Abbreviations: G-CSF: Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor; HIT: Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia.