Abstract |
Splenic infarction is a clinical entity seldom encountered. The most frequent causes of splenic infarction include thromboembolic phenomena, hematologic malignant neoplasms, and vasculitides. We describe a patient who sustained splenic infarction secondary to diabetes-induced, small-vessel atherosclerotic disease.
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Authors | P P Tóth, R K Reuter, J MacDonald |
Journal | Archives of family medicine
(Arch Fam Med)
Vol. 9
Issue 2
Pg. 195-7
(Feb 2000)
ISSN: 1063-3987 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10693739
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Diabetic Angiopathies
(complications, diagnosis)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Splenic Infarction
(diagnosis, etiology)
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