Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting with Splenic Infarction: A Case Report [PDF]
Medicina, 2021 Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). The splenic involvement in AAV is known to be rare, and that in MPA has not been reported to date.
Sang Wan Chung
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Spontaneous Celiac Artery Dissection with Splenic Infarction: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Vascular Specialist International, 2023 Spontaneous isolated celiac artery dissection (SICAD) is a rare condition that is characterized by sudden onset abdominal pain, typically occurring in middle-aged men. Although its clinical course is mostly benign, it may progress to true lumen occlusion.
Suh Min Kim, Hyunmin Ko
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Caught in the crossfire: a case of splenic infarction amid G-CSF therapy in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineThis report highlights a rare but significant complication associated with the use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) therapy, specifically splenic infarction, in a 67-year-old male with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) undergoing ...
Supriya Peshin +5 more
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Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction.
Roham Sarmadian +4 more
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Isolated Splenic Infarction: An Initial Manifestation of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022 Splenic infarction is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain. In this article, we present a case of isolated splenic infarction presenting with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and with associated generalized weakness.
Chaitra Janga MD +2 more
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Acute complete splenic infarction secondary to COVID-19 infection
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Splenic infarction in COVID-19 patients is a rare entity with few documented cases. We report a case of symptomatic complete splenic infarction and discuss COVID-19 related thrombosis, splenic infarction, diagnostic imaging for splenic infarction, and ...
Uzair Javaid, BS +3 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Objective The spleen is part of the lymphatic system and is one of the least understood organs of the human body. It is involved in the production of blood cells and helps filter the blood, remove old blood cells, and fight infection.
Junji Ueda +16 more
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Splenic rupture or infarction associated with Epstein-Barr virus infectious mononucleosis: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023 BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), also known as human herpesvirus 4, is one of the most common pathogenic viruses in humans. EBV mononucleosis always involves the spleen and as such it predisposes to splenic rupture, often without a trauma, and ...
Johannes M. A. Toti +9 more
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Spontaneous (atraumatic) splenic rupture complicating anticoagulant treatment for splenic infarction [PDF]
Acta Cardiologica, 2013 We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient who suffered a spontaneous (atraumatic) splenic rupture (SSR) following splenic infarction treated by heparin anticoagulation. Splenic rupture precipitated by thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy has been
Fabrice C Déprez, Geoffrey C Colin
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Splenic Infarction: An Under-recognized Complication of Infectious Mononucleosis? [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018 Splenic infarction is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis. We describe 3 cases of splenic infarction attributed to infectious mononucleosis that we encountered within a 2-month period.
Jennifer Wang, , Abraham George M
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