Sarcoidosis Presenting as Massive Splenic Infarction
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Sarcoidosis Presenting as Massive Splenic Infarction
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology. Granulomatous inflammation involving the spleen is common and associated with splenomegaly. However, massive splenomegaly is a rare occurrence. Infrequently massive splenomegaly can result in splenic infarction. Massive splenic infarction in sarcoidosis has, to our knowledge, not been previously reported. We present a case...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Rheumatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6889,2090-6897
DOI: 10.1155/2012/834758