“…Among recently reported examples may be mentioned infectious mononucleosis (York, 1962;Freeman, 1962), malaria (Bearn, 1961), and leukaemia (Wolfson, Croce and Fite, 1954;Flood and Carpenter, 1961). Rupture of the diseased spleen has also been reported in association with sarcoidosis, multiple myeloma, Gaucher's disease, bilharziasis and typhoid, as well as in acute febrile illnesses.…”