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Table 1 Overview of different causes of non-traumatic splenic rupture [11]

From: Non-traumatic splenic rupture - a rare first presentation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and a review of the literature

Categorization of causes

Number of cases reported (n)

Following a medical procedure

112

Infectious disease related

143

Haematological disease related

84

Rheumatological disease related

10

Pregnancy related

38

Non haematological neoplastic

48

Medication related

47

Internal trauma

17

Infiltrative disease

39

Related to splenic or adjacent physical abnormality

31

Miscellanous

44

TOTAL

613 CASES