Hyposplenism: a comprehensive review. Part II: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management.
In the first part of this review, we described the physiological basis of splenic function and hypofunction. We also described the wide spectrum of diseases that can result in functional hyposplenism. In the second part of this review, we will be discussing the clinical picture, including complications, diagnostic methods, and management of hyposplenism.
William
Basem M
BM
Department of Medicine, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME, USA.
Thawani
Nitika
N
Sae-Tia
Sutthichai
S
Corazza
Gino R
GR
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D019468:Disease Management; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000209:etiology
D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines