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- Title
Massive splenic infarction in a patient with pneumococcal septic shock and unknown celiac disease.
- Authors
Graziani, Alessandro; Casalini, Pierpaolo; Mirici Cappa, Federica; Albertini, Francesco; Fiorini, Erica; Ugolini, Giampaolo; Rasciti, Leonardo
- Abstract
Splenic infarction (SI) is a rare event occurring when the splenic artery or its branches become occluded by embolus or by in situ thrombosis. Many SI events are a result of embolic sources either cardiac or aortic. Massive splenic infarction (MSI) results from compromised blood flow to more than half of the spleen. In this paper we describe a case of a previously healthy patient who presented with pneumococcal sepsis who, upon investigation, revealed an unknown celiac disease and a MSI. Abdominal ultrasound with contrast agent was a useful tool for a diagnosis and follow up of this patient.
- Subjects
CELIAC disease; SPLENIC artery; THROMBOSIS; INFARCTION; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Italian Journal of Medicine, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 4, p407
- ISSN
1877-9344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/itjm.2017.908