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Perforation of the small intestine due to a segmental transmural Pneumocystis carinii infiltrate of the whole circumference was found in a surgical resection specimen as the cause of an acute abdomen in a 48-year-old heterosexual male patient suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. On autopsy, a disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection was found involving spleen, thyroid gland and lymph nodes. The origin of this disseminated infection was a recurrent and severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, which was first diagnosed two years before death and was treated with success. The hitherto unknown complication of an extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii infection described here extends the spectrum of lethal complications of opportunistic infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Gen Diagn Pathol 1996 Mar
PMID:Perforation of the small intestine in a patient with disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in AIDS. 870 91

The phenomenon of pain insensitivity in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders has been described since the early 20th century. Medical conditions often present atypically in the seriously mentally ill patient. Emergency physicians, primary care practitioners, surgeons and psychiatrists must maintain a high index of suspicion for acute abdomen in seriously mentally ill patients who may exhibit a diminished or absent perception of pain. The authors present a case of an atypical presentation of acute abdomen in a patient with schizophrenia.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
PMID:When patients do not hurt: silent acute abdomen in a patient with schizophrenia. 2215 57

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare and life-threatening complication of severe malaria. It demands particular attention since delayed or missed diagnosis can be potentially fatal. The exact incidence is unknown largely due to underreporting. Acute malarial infection accounts for most of the spontaneous splenic rupture. Plasmodium vivax has been associated with the majority of them; however, on rare occasion, other Plasmodium infections have also resulted in splenic rupture. We report the case of a 74-year-old male who was diagnosed with severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) infection and developed an acute abdomen while on treatment due to spontaneous splenic rupture which necessitated emergency splenectomy.
Int J Gen Med 2020
PMID:Case Report: Sudden Splenic Rupture in a Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Patient. 3298 76