Splenic infarction

Two large splenic infarcts, as demonstrated on an abdominal CT scan (white arrows) in a 36-year-old Caucasian woman with acute cytomegalovirus infection. The patient was also found to be heterozygous for the Factor V Leiden mutation.
ICD-10 | D73.5
DiseasesDB | 12365
MedlinePlus | 001293
MeSH | D013159

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Asiri Ediriwickrema, M.D., M.H.S. [2] Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]

Synonyms and keywords: Spleen infarct, splenic artery thrombosis, splenic artery occlusion,

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## Historical Perspective

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## Pathophysiology

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## Differentiating Splenic Infarction from other Diseases

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## Epidemiology and Demographics

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## Screening

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## Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

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## Diagnosis

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Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention |  Cost Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

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Case #1