Autoinfarcted wandering spleen and fatal pneumococcal sepsis in an infant.
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.
Breisch
Eric A
EA
Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children's Way, M5007, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. ebreisc1@san.rr.com
Krous
Henry F
HF
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death