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Evidence of Hyposplenism in the Presence of Splenomegaly
Author(s) -
Steinberg Martin H.,
Gatling Robert R.,
Tavassoli Mehdi
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1983.tb01539.x
Subject(s) - spleen , pathology , splenic disease , medicine , splenectomy , immunology
Evidence of hyposplenism (Howell‐Jolly bodies, Pappenheimer bodies and nucleated red cells in the blood) was found in a patient with splenomegaly and Hb C disease. Splenic haemangiosarcoma was found at operation. Evidence of hyposplenism in the presence of a normal size or enlarged spleen should alert the physician to the possibility of a complicating factor.