Asplenia other diagnostic studies
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.
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