Hyposplenism: Difference between revisions

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 == Additional Info ==
-incl after surgical removal
+'''Includes:'''
+* Following surgical removal
+* Congenital asplenia
+* Functional or acquired autosplenectomy, diagnosis is confirmed by splenic atrophy and detection of Howell-Jolly bodies in red blood cells.
+** Acquired autosplenectomy causes include sickle cell disease, tumors, infarcts, and cancer
-Absent or reduced splenic function, usually due to surgical removal, congenital aplasia, tumor replacement, or splenic vascular accident. Red blood cell abnormalities, including the presence of inclusions, nucleated red blood cells, and target cells, are commonly present. Patients with hyposplenism are at increased risk of bacterial sepsis, especially due to infection by Pneumococcus.
+Patients with hyposplenism are at increased risk of bacterial sepsis, especially due to infection by Pneumococcus.
 == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==