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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, Peter Young, MD, Gunvir Gill, MD, Peeyush Bhargava, MD MBA   +3 more
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Evaluation of splenic infarction ratio and platelet increase ratio after partial splenic artery embolization

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, Yasuhiro Mamada, Nobuhiko Taniai, Masato Yoshioka, Akira Matsushita, Satoshi Mizutani, Youichi Kawano, Tetsuya Shimizu, Tomohiro Kanda, Hideyuki Takata, Hiroyasu Furuki, Yuto Aoki, Manpei Kawashima, Toshiyuki Irie, Takashi Ohno, Takahiro Haruna, Hiroshi Yoshida   +16 more
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Giant chronic splenic infarction mimicking splenic neoplasm in a patient with rheumatic heart disease: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundGiant chronic splenic infarction is an extremely rare condition with insidious onset and atypical imaging features, carrying a high risk of misdiagnosis as splenic neoplasm.
Wei Tian, Xu Deng, Chunyuan Yang, Jianxing Tian, Zonglong Zhu, Rui Huang, Wei Pan   +6 more
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Isolated Splenic Infarction: An Initial Manifestation of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

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, Kimberley Okoyeze MD, Vincent Chan MD   +2 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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Underlying thrombotic conditions in patients with splenic infarction: a 10-year retrospective analysis [PDF]

Thrombosis Journal
Background Splenic infarction is a rare but clinically important condition that is usually associated with underlying hematological, cardiovascular, infectious, or malignant diseases. Due to its nonspecific clinical presentation, diagnosis may be delayed.
Ümit Karabulut, Berat Ebik, Ramazan Yolaçan, Yusuf Uğur, Fatma Yilmaz Öncül, Muhsin Kaya   +5 more
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Idiopathic splenic vein stenosis with splenic infarction: a case report of rare non-bleeding cause of left-sided portal hypertension [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Idiopathic splenic vein stenosis is a rare cause of left-sided portal hypertension, typically presenting with gastric varices and bleeding risk.
Seth Kofi Abrokwa, Johannes Lenz, Leonore Serfling, Claudia Bielecke, Mathias Schumann, Michael Zaenker   +5 more
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Splenic infarction in alcoholic hepatitis [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2020
Splenic infarctions have been reported in cirrhotic patients with comorbidities (e.g., primary biliary cirrhosis), but there is little to no mention of spontaneous splenic infarction in alcoholic hepatitis. This condition is notable, as splenic function has been shown to decrease in alcoholic liver disease, but the exact pathophysiology has been ...
Brendan Gill, Muaz Aijazi
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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, Reza Ghasemikhah, Hossein Sarmadian, Mahmood Khosravi, Saeed Hassani   +4 more
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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 Medicine
This 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, Bilal Rahimuddin, Adit Dharia, Shagun Singh, Chirag Kapadia, Ravitharan Krishnadasan   +5 more
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