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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis

2020-02-28Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorDinis-Ferreira, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorLemos, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Mónica
dc.contributor.authorHomem-Costa, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorda Luz Brazão, Maria
dc.contributor.authorAveiro, Fernando
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-14T10:56:34Z
dc.date.available2020-12-14T10:56:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-28
dc.description.abstractIsolated congenital asplenia is a rare condition that mostly manifests in the early years, usually due to fatal systemic infections. In this paper, however, we present a case of a 36-year-old asymptomatic patient who was referred for suspected hyposplenism, with no history of splenectomy. There were no significant changes on physical examination. Blood analysis revealed leukocytosis and thrombocytosis as well as moderate anisopoikilocytosis and red blood cells with Howell-Jolly bodies. No spleen or other malformations were identified on imaging. Individuals with isolated congenital asplenia have an increased susceptibility to invasive infections and sepsis, with rapid clinical decline and a high mortality rate despite treatment.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationDinis-Ferreira S, Lemos C, Caldeira M, Homem-Costa M, da Luz Brazão M, Aveiro F. Isolated congenital asplenia in an asymptomaticpatient: a very rare diagnosis. EJCRIM 2020;7: doi:10.12890/2020_001429.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.12890/2020_001429pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/34319
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://europepmc.org/article/pmc/pmc7162565pt_PT
dc.subjectIsolated congenital aspleniapt_PT
dc.subjecthyposplenismpt_PT
dc.subjectsepsispt_PT
dc.subjectRegião Autónoma da Madeirapt_PT
dc.subjectMadeira Islandpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleIsolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage001429pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume7pt_PT
person.familyNameDinis-Ferreira
person.givenNameSofia
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8862-607X
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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