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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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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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Acute Brucella infection associated with splenic infarction: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Brucella infection often involves multiple organ systems with non-specific clinical manifestations, and cutaneous involvement is uncommon. Splenic infarction and leukocytoclastic vasculitis also rarely occur together in the course of brucellosis ...
Limei Shi +5 more
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Spontaneous isolated celiac and splenic artery dissection with splenic infarction
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Spontaneous isolated celiac artery dissection is considered an uncommon clinical condition. Rarer still is spontaneous isolated celiac and splenic artery dissection, with a total of 42 reported cases. There is no known definitive cause of visceral artery
Shaun Pateman Aciu, BS +3 more
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Wandering spleen combined with pedicle torsion and splenic infarction: a rare case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsWandering spleen (WS) concurrent with splenic pedicle torsion and infarction has been described rarely. We reported our experience in diagnosing and treating such a condition in a 16-year-old girl with acute abdominal pain.
Qian Cui +3 more
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Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report
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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Microscopic Polyangiitis Presenting with Splenic Infarction: A Case Report
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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BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) complicated by splenic infarction is very rare, and it is even rarer to develop splenic infarction after infectious mononucleosis (IM) as a result of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection.
Zhongwu Ma +3 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Pediatric splenic torsion is a rare entity, and the most common cause is wandering spleen. This study aimed to summarize our clinical experience in the diagnosis and surgical treatment pediatric patients with splenic torsion, and to use ...
Zengmeng Wang +4 more
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Splenic Infarction: A Rare Complication of Infectious Mononucleosis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and the condition is characterized by sore throat, fever, lymphadenopathy, and atypical lymphocytosis.
Batista M +6 more
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