Asplenia and functional hyposplenism in autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1

Uri Pollak, Zvi Bar-Sever, Vered Hoffer, Nufar Marcus, Oded Scheuerman, Ben Zion Garty

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Abstract

Asplenia was diagnosed in four patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type-I (APS-I): two children, aged 2-4 years, from the same family and two adults, the father of the two children and his cousin. We have observed a worsening in splenic function in the children during a follow-up of a few years. Patients with APS-I should be evaluated for splenic function, since splenic dysfunction has important therapeutic implications, especially in children.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-235
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Pediatrics
Volume168
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asplenia
  • Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome

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