[Spontaneous rupture of the spleen and infectious mononucleosis].

The authors report the case of a 19-year-old patient with an infectious mononucleosis, causing, 2 days after the onset of symptoms, a spontaneous splenic rupture. Acetyl salicylic acid had been given at the beginning of symptoms including fever and a pharyngitis. The diagnosis was obtained by laparoscopy after failure of sonographic. The patient was discharged 10 days after splenectomy.