Hyposplenism: A comprehensive review. Part II: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management

Hematology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-98

  William, Basem M ^a   Thawani, Nitika ^b   Sae Tia, Sutthichai ^b   Corazza, Gino R ^c  

^a EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asplenia; Celiac disease; Hyposplenism; Sickle cell; Splenic hypofunction

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CHROMIUM 51; CRM 197; ETIDRONIC ACID TC 99M; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOSPLENISM; INFECTION RISK; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPHEROCYTOSIS; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN SCINTISCANNING; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; THROMBOPHILIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; NEOPLASMS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 34247182608     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10245330600938463     Document Type: Review

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