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The Spleen in Infectious Disorders

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Medical Imaging of the Spleen

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

The spleen is an infrequent target of infection. However, an increasing number of immunocompromised patients, including those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), organ transplants, chemotherapy for malignant disease and congenital immunodeficiency syndrome, exhibit a marked increased incidence of splenic infections.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Papanicolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Drevelengas, A. (2000). The Spleen in Infectious Disorders. In: De Schepper, A.M., Vanhoenacker, F. (eds) Medical Imaging of the Spleen. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57045-2_7

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