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Asplenia x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
An X-ray of the chest can be done to assess Cardiomegaly, Pulmonary oligemia, Dextrocardia.
X Ray
X Ray
There is no particular role for x-ray in asplenia. However, in patients who have asplenia syndrome, a syndrome associated with complex cardiopathy and situs anomalies of other thoracoabdominal organs, an X-ray of the chest can be done to assess:[1]
In patient with sepsis with concomitant osteoarthritis, a knee X-ray may be helpful to demonstrate a large joint effusion.[2]
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References
References
- ↑ Bhalla K, Singh J, Yadav J, Mehra S (2016). “Asplenia Syndrome in a Neonate: A Case Report”. J Clin Diagn Res. 10 (6): SD05–6. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/18535.8028. PMC 4963731. PMID 27504371.
- ↑ 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
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