Autoinfarcted Wandering Spleen and Fatal Pneumococcal Sepsis in an Infant |
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Authors: | Eric A Breisch Henry F Krous |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Pathology, Children s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children s Way, M5007, San Diego, CA 92123, USA |
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Abstract: | A wandering or ectopic spleen, a rare congenital condition caused by improper fixation of the ligamentous attachments, was identified during a postmortem examination of a 10-month-old female who had died of Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis. The wandering spleen was autoinfarcted and adherent to the left hepatic lobe, with resultant functional hyposplenism. |
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Keywords: | wandering spleen streptococcus pneumoniae hyposplenism sudden infant death |
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