- g. sickle-cell disease, polysplenia) – such
patients are
managed as if
asplenic –
while in
anatomic asplenia, the
spleen itself is absent.
Congenital asplenia...
-
splenectomy poses a
preventable risk
factor for
asplenic individuals. The
majority (as many as 84%) of
asplenic individuals are
unaware of the
risks of asplenia...
-
prophylactic antibiotics can be used to
counteract lowered immunity in
asplenic patients. Specifically,
people without a
spleen are
recommended to be vaccinated...
-
Brigden ML (February 2001). "Detection,
education and
management of the
asplenic or
hyposplenic patient".
American Family Physician. 63 (3): 499–506, 508...
- β-thal****emia and
smokers are also
listed as high-risk.
These individuals, like
asplenics and alcoholics, have
increased levels of
alimentary iron in
their bloodstream...
-
Functionally asplenic patients have an
elevated lifetime risk of sepsis, as they have no
functional spleen for
fighting infection. For this reason,
asplenic patients...
- PMID 21805196.
Rubin LG,
Schaffner W (July 2014). "Clinical practice. Care of the
asplenic patient". The New
England Journal of Medicine. 371 (4): 349–356. doi:10...
- for
normal hemoglobin,
reticulocyte and
bilirubin levels. The
resultant asplenic patient is
susceptible to
encapsulated bacterial infections, the risk of...
-
respiratory illness,
especially in
immunocompromised patients, such as
asplenic or AIDS patients. It is
often seen in
conjunction with
Bordetella pertussis...
- Brigden, M. L. (2001-02-01). "Detection,
education and
management of the
asplenic or
hyposplenic patient".
American Family Physician. 63 (3): 499–506, 508...
