Isolated congenital asplenia: A French nationwide retrospective survey of 20 cases

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-148.e1

  Mahlaoui, Nizar ^a   Minard Colin, Veronique ^a   Picard, Capucine ^a,b   Bolze, Alexandre ^c   Ku, Cheng Lung ^b   Tournilhac, Olivier ^d   Gilbert Dussardier, Brigitte ^e   Pautard, Brigitte ^f   Durand, Philippe ^g   Devictor, Denis ^g   Lachassinne, Eric ^h   Guillois, Bernard ⁱ   Morin, Michel ^j   Gouraud, Franois ^k   Valensi, Franoise ^a   Fischer, Alain ^a   Puel, Anne ^b   Abel, Laurent ^b,c   Bonnet, Damien ^a   Casanova, Jean Laurent ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^e LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

ⁱ CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^j Flers Hospital   (France)

^k Emergency Department Smur 77   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 78650006967     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.07.027     Document Type: Article

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