Asplenia differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS [2]

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Differentiating Asplenia from other Diseases

The differential diagnosis of asplenia includes hyposplenia. Hyposplenia shares many of the clinical features as asplenia and may precede further functional decline or autosplenectomy. Hyposplenia may be reversible if the underlying condition is treated which is not in the case of asplenia.^[1]

References

↑ Salvadori MI, Price VE, Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee (2014). “Preventing and treating infections in children with asplenia or hyposplenia”. Paediatr Child Health. 19 (5): 271–8. PMC 4029242. PMID 24855431.

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