Autosplenectomy Complicating Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adult

Y. Eshel; I. Sarova Pinhas; Y. Lampl; M. Jedwab

doi:10.1001/archinte.1991.00400050136026

Autosplenectomy Complicating Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adult

Y. Eshel^*
, I. Sarova Pinhas
, Y. Lampl
, M. Jedwab

^*Corresponding author for this work

Edith Wolfson Medical Center Israel

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We present a rare complication of pneumococcal meningitis. A 56-year-old female patient with pneumococcal meningitis developed acute hyposplenism. Left-sided hypochondriacal pain accompanied by a marked thrombocytosis developed during the convalescent period. Abdominal radionuclide and computed tomographic scans demonstrated damage to the spleen. The findings were compatible with autosplenectomy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	998-999
Number of pages	2
Journal	Archives of Internal Medicine
Volume	151
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1991.00400050136026
State	Published - May 1991
Externally published	Yes

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