Overwhelming Pneumococcal Infection Due to Congenital Hyposplenism or Asplenia in Adults / General Medicine
General Medicine
;
: 21-24, 2006.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-376332
ABSTRACT
We recently encountered a case of fatal pneumococcal infection in a previously healthy 19-year-old female. She had no history of splenectomy, but on autopsy she was found to have hyposplenism. It has been widely reported that life-threatening pneumococcal infection can occur after splenectomy, though cases of hyposplenic or asplenic adults, without a history of splenectomy, are very rare. We report this case and review the literature dealing with 6 similar cases.
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English
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General Medicine
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2006
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