Abstract
We present the case of a 16-year-old male who asked in an emergency department for sudden abdominal pain since many hours and loss of consciousness. Few days before, he had odynophagia and high fever. Leucocytosis with lymphocytosis predominance in analysis and splenic rupture with hemoperitoneum in echography and computerized tomography was shown. The treatment consisted in urgent surgery (splenectomy), which was uneventful. Splenic rupture is an emergency in young patients, so it is essential to do a good anamnesis and physical exploration to avoid mistakes with a potentially fatal outcome.
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