Hyposplenism: Difference between revisions
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* Congenital asplenia | * Congenital asplenia | ||
* Functional or acquired autosplenectomy, diagnosis is confirmed by splenic atrophy and detection of Howell-Jolly bodies in red blood cells. | * 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 | |||
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. | ||