An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration
Authors: Marta De Castro Martinez, Cristina Castillo Maza
Background: The main use of Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is stem cell mobilization in neutropenic patients and healthy donors as well as for engraftment. Most of their secondary effects are mild and temporary; however, there is a relation between spontaneous splenic rupture and G-CSF treatment. Case Presentation: We report a case of an 88-year old man, who presented with a spontaneous splenic rupture after use of G-CSF. Conclusion: Although it is an uncommon side effect, the mortality is very high, so clinicians should be aware of the importance about maintaining a high index of suspicion for this condition.
Keywords: Case report, spleen, hemoperitoneum, shock, neutropenia.
Authors
Correspondence to:
Marta De Castro Martinez, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain martadecastro84@gmail.com
Publication history:
Received 29 Aug 2019
Revised 06 Apr 2020
Accepted 06 May 2020
Published online 14 Oct 2020
Published in print 17 Oct 2020
Martinez MDC, Maza CC. An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. EJMCR. 2020; 4(9): 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez MDC, Maza CC. An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=63378 [Access: April 24, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez MDC, Maza CC. An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. EJMCR. 2020; 4(9): 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez MDC, Maza CC. An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. EJMCR. (2020), [cited April 24, 2024]; 4(9): 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez, M. D. C. & Maza, . C. C. (2020) An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. EJMCR, 4 (9), 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez, Marta De Castro, and Cristina Castillo Maza. 2020. An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (9), 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez, Marta De Castro, and Cristina Castillo Maza. "An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4 (2020), 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez, Marta De Castro, and Cristina Castillo Maza. "An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4.9 (2020), 285-287. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492
Martinez, M. D. C. & Maza, . C. C. (2020) An 88-year old man with spontaneous splenic rupture after granulocyte colony stimulating factor administration. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (9), 285-287. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1567102492