Recurrence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after splenectomy.
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) frequently leads to splenectomy. Accessory spleens maybe found in a variety of locations, and may not be readily apparent. Retained accessory splenic tissue can lead to recurrent ITP, which, this report (involving multiple relapses in a single patient) demonstrates.
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013156:Splenectomy