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- Title
Routine testing for hyposplenism in a lupus clinic diagnoses; new cases and opportunities for intervention.
- Authors
Tina Ko; Ai Li Yeo; Sarah Luu; Dendle, Claire; Woolley, Ian; Morand, Eric; Hoi, Alberta
- Abstract
Letter to the Editor Routine testing for hyposplenism in a lupus clinic diagnoses; new cases and opportunities for intervention Sir, Loss of splenic function is associated with increased rates of sepsis and thrombosis, with consequent increases in morbidity and mortality. 7 The lupus clinic is held in Monash Medical Centre, Clayton a tertiary referral centre, and is the largest lupusspecific clinic in Australia.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS; SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; BACTERIAL meningitis
- Publication
Lupus, 2021, Vol 30, Issue 5, p687
- ISSN
0961-2033
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0961203320988601