PMID: 1200498Nov 1, 1975Paper

Sideroblastic anemia with splenic abscess and fatal thromboemboli after splenectomy

Annals of Internal Medicine
S H AlealiS C Finch

Abstract

A man with sideroblastic anemia had a splenectomy because of a salmonella abscess of the spleen that had ruptured into the colon. Two months later he developed recurrent thrombophiebitis and fatal thromboembolism associated with thrombocytosis. A review of the literature showed multiple additional cases of sideroblastic anemia with thrombocytosis and thromboembolism after splenectomy. In many of these cases the patient died. Splenectomy for treatment of a sideroblastic anemia probable is contraindicated. If splenectomy is done, long-term therapy to avoid thromboembolic complications probably should be maintained for many months or even years.

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Jan 1, 2010·BMJ Case Reports·Michael T ByrneRamon V Tiu
Jul 30, 2014·Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America·Sylvia S Bottomley, Mark D Fleming
May 20, 2008·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis : JTH·R F SchillingM I Traver
Jul 25, 2019·British Journal of Haematology·Cyrielle FouquetStephane Ducassou

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