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Spontaneous Splenic Infarction Secondary to Diabetes-Induced Microvascular Disease
Peter P. Tóth, MD, PhD;
Robert K. Reuter, DO;
James MacDonald, DO
Arch Fam Med. 2000;9:195-197.
Splenic infarction is a clinical entity seldom encountered. The most frequent causes of splenic infarction include thromboembolic phenomena, hematologic malignant neoplasms, and vasculitides. We describe a patient who sustained splenic infarction secondary to diabetes-induced, small-vessel atherosclerotic disease.
From the Sullivan Clinic, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System, Sullivan, Ill (Dr Tóth); and the Departments of Pathology (Dr Reuter) and Surgery (Dr MacDonald), Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, Ill.
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