Severe pneumococcal disease and temporary splenic dysfunction.

We report a patient presenting with pneumonia in whom temporary splenic dysfunction was diagnosed by counting pitted red blood cells. This under-recognised condition caused a transient immunosuppression which may have had serious implications for our patient's recovery.

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Päätekijät: Pelly, M. D., Huo, Z., Henderson, D. C., Soni, N.
Aineistotyyppi: Artigo
Kieli:Inglês
Julkaistu: BMJ Group 1997
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Research Article
Linkit:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2431260/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9135838
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