Acute splenitis

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Acute splenitis is an acute inflammation of the spleen.

General

Historically associated with sepsis; however, one study disputes this.^[1]

Gross

Splenomegaly.

Microscopic

Features:

Neutrophils in the red pulp.^[1]

See also

Spleen.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Feig JA, Cina SJ (July 2001). "Evaluation of characteristics associated with acute splenitis (septic spleen) as markers of systemic infection". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 125 (7): 888–91. doi:10.1043/0003-9985(2001)125<0888:EOCAWA>2.0.CO;2. PMID 11419972.

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