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postsplenectomy syndrome |
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postsplenectomy syndrome Hematology A constellation of findings that follow splenectomy, which are most marked in the erythroid series, as the spleen is responsible for 'pitting' and 'culling' effete or defective RBCs
Clinical Thrombocytosis, hemolysis, ↑ risk of severe infections, especially to encapsulated bacteria–eg, S pneumonia Lab ↑ Lifespan of RBCs, codocytes or target cells, schistocytes, Howell-Jolly bodies-nuclear chromatin
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