Spontaneous splenic infarction secondary to diabetes-induced microvascular disease.
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Splenic infarction is a clinical entity seldom encountered. The most frequent causes of splenic infarction include thromboembolic phenomena, hematologic malignant neoplasms, and vasculitides. We describe a patient who sustained splenic infarction secondary to diabetes-induced, small-vessel atherosclerotic disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of family medicine
دوره 9 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000