Niemann-Pick Disease Type B in Traumatic Splenic Rupture.

The rupture of spleen is common in clinical and forensic practice. Trauma is the most common cause of splenic rupture. Although rare, traumatic splenic rupture may occur in these individuals with asymptomatic underlying disease, and clinical and forensic pathologists may neglect the disease and diagnose only the traumatic splenic rupture. Here, we present a case of postinjury splenic rupture resulting in splenectomy, where the patient was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick disease type B through histopathological examination and genetic testing. In forensic practice, in cases of isolation splenic rupture, full microscopy should be done to differentiate traumatic rupture from a spontaneous bleed due to an underlying disease process.

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Shuquan Zhao, Qing Shi, Weinian Deng, Yiwu Zhou. Niemann-Pick Disease Type B in Traumatic Splenic Rupture. The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 2020 Sep;41(3):227-229

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PMID: 32541392

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