TY - JOUR T1 - Lesson learnt: don’t prescribe heparin for hemoperitoneum! JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 206 LP - 207 DO - 10.1136/emj.20.2.206 VL - 20 IS - 2 AU - D Debnath Y1 - 2003/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/2/206.abstract N2 - This paper describes a case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen that was misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism. Because of a lack of history of trauma, rarity of occurrence, and confusing clinical presentations, an unwary clinician may fail to diagnose this condition in time. It may result in erroneous treatment of a condition, which is potentially curable. ER -