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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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A case of severe psittacosis pneumonia complicated by splenic infarction [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesClinical data Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci. While severe cases may lead to critical conditions such as respiratory failure, splenic infarction is relatively uncommon.
Zhao Yu +3 more
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Unusual presentation of a splenic infarction. [PDF]
Radiol Case RepA 41-year-old male with a history of tobacco and alcohol use presented to our clinic for a follow up of an incidentally diagnosed splenic mass. The patient was sent for further diagnostic evaluation, and computed tomography showed a large splenic mass with heterogenous enhancement raising concern for neoplasm. Due to the uncertain nature of the splenic
Nagy KK +4 more
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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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Acute splenic infarction [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006 What's your call? ![Figure][1] Figure. A 41-year-old East Indian man arrived at hospital complaining of acute pain in his lower-left abdominal quadrant; an examination revealed some tenderness in that area, low-grade fever, leukocytosis and neutrophilia.
Samaad, Malik +2 more
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Splenic Infarction in Malaria [PDF]
Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2007 Splenic infarction is a rare clinical entity that has received increasing clinical attention in recent years. The aetiology is multifactorial including myelofibrosis, haematologic malignant neoplasms, thromboembolic disease due to atrial fibrillation, rheumatologic disorders, falciparum malaria, adult respiratory distress syndrome, rupture of splenic ...
A N, Prasad, A, Singh
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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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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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Infarto esplénico asociado a infección por citomegalovirus, primer reporte de caso en Colombia
Infectio, 2020 Introduction: Splenic infarction occurs when the splenic artery or any of its branches are occluded, either by distant emboli or by thrombosis in situ.
Santiago Sánchez-Pardo
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Splenic infarction during acute falciparum malaria: A case report
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Splenomegaly is common in malaria, but splenic infarction is a rare complication of malaria. We report a case of a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection who developed abdominal pain, reappearance of fever, elevated D-dimer during treatment, and ...
Youguang Lu +3 more
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