Asplenia other diagnostic studies
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
Blood and CSF cultures may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Blood and CSF cultures may be helpful in the diagnosis of asplenia. Positive findings are:[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Iijima S (2017). "Sporadic isolated congenital asplenia with fulminant pneumococcal meningitis: a case report and updated literature review". BMC Infect Dis. 17 (1): 777. doi:10.1186/s12879-017-2896-5. PMC 5735542. PMID 29254492.
- ↑ Albrecht T, Poss K, Issaranggoon Na Ayuthaya S, Triden L, Schleiss KL, Schleiss MR (2019). "Case report of congenital asplenia presenting with Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) sepsis: an emerging pediatric infection in Minnesota". BMC Infect Dis. 19 (1): 947. doi:10.1186/s12879-019-4572-4. PMC 6842177 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 31703560. - ↑ Lee GM (2020). "Preventing infections in children and adults with asplenia". Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2020 (1): 328–335. doi:10.1182/hematology.2020000117. PMC 7727556 Check
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