Most common cause of splenic rupture is -: (A) Malaria, (B) ITP, (C) Thalassemia, (D) Cirrhosis
Answer is A. Most common cause of splenic rupture is Trauma.
In the absence of trauma Spontaneous rupture of spleen occurs due to some minor physical insult to a spleen that has been rendered fragile by an underlying condition. The most common predisposing conditions are IMN, malaria, typhoid fever and lymphoid neoplasms.