Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis
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Resumo: | Isolated 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. |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare DiagnosisIsolated congenital asplenia,Madeira IslandhyposplenismsepsisPortugalIsolated 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.Repositório ComumDinis-Ferreira, SofiaLemos, CláudiaCaldeira, MónicaHomem-Costa, MiguelBrazão, Maria da LuzAveiro, Fernando2020-07-27T16:22:22Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33001engDinis-Ferreira S, Lemos C, Caldeira M, Homem-Costa M, da Luz Brazão M, Aveiro F. Isolated congenital asplenia in an asymptomatic10.12890/2020_001429info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-10T02:16:48Zoai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/33001Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:34:27.167448Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis Dinis-Ferreira, Sofia Isolated congenital asplenia, Madeira Island hyposplenism sepsis Portugal |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Isolated Congenital Asplenia in an Asymptomatic Patient: A Very Rare Diagnosis |
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Dinis-Ferreira, Sofia |
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Dinis-Ferreira, Sofia Lemos, Cláudia Caldeira, Mónica Homem-Costa, Miguel Brazão, Maria da Luz Aveiro, Fernando |
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Lemos, Cláudia Caldeira, Mónica Homem-Costa, Miguel Brazão, Maria da Luz Aveiro, Fernando |
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Repositório Comum |
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Dinis-Ferreira, Sofia Lemos, Cláudia Caldeira, Mónica Homem-Costa, Miguel Brazão, Maria da Luz Aveiro, Fernando |
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Isolated congenital asplenia, Madeira Island hyposplenism sepsis Portugal |
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Isolated congenital asplenia, Madeira Island hyposplenism sepsis Portugal |
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Isolated 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. |
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