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Overview
Causes
Asplenia may rarely be a congenital due to genetic disorders or exposure to environmental factors during gestation.[1] More commonly it is acquired through surgery (splenectomy) or through processes that destroy the spleen, generally through its function to filter the blood and therefore referred to as autosplenectomy (eg spherocytosis and sickle-cell disease).
References
- ↑ "A 3-Month-Old With Sepsis". Infect Med. 16 (5): 311–316. 1999. More than one of
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