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Isolated splenic vein thrombosis.
Authors:
G Karagiannis ,
Department of Radiology, Korgialenio-Benakio, Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece, GR
A Anagnostara,
Department of Radiology, Korgialenio-Benakio, Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece, GR
V Samaras,
Department of Pathology, Korgialenio-Benakio, Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece, GR
S Mylona
Department of Radiology, Korgialenio-Benakio, Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece, GR
Abstract
A 70-year old woman presented to our hospital with a one month history of diffuse abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea and some diarrheic episodes alterning with constipation. She reported a personal history of autoimmune hemolytic anemia under cortisone for one year. Clinical examination was negative. Her laboratory tests except for the expected anemia (hematocrit 26%) revealed elevated inflammation signs (WBC: 15300, ESR: 122 and CRP: 231) and LDH (590 U/l) and a positive direct Coombs test for IgG antibodies
Published on
01 Mar 2012.
Peer Reviewed
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