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2. Felty's syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The spleen is an important lymphatic organ that is involved in filtration of the blood by discarding old and damaged red blood cells as well as maintaining platelet levels. The spleen is a lymphatic organ, which means it is largely involved in the immune system and immune responses.

3. Splenectomy - Wikipedia

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   The spleen is an important organ in regard to immunological function due to its ability to efficiently destroy encapsulated bacteria. Therefore, removal of the spleen runs the risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection , a medical emergency and rapidly fatal disease caused by the inability of the body's immune system to properly fight ...

4. Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection - Wikipedia

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   The spleen is necessary for protection against encapsulated bacteria (see Mechanism) and as such when removed by splenectomy it can lead to rapid unchallenged infection by encapsulated bacteria. The rapid progression from mild viral symptoms to sepsis is one of the things that makes OPSI particularly dangerous.

5. Splenomegaly - Wikipedia

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   Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen. [1] The spleen usually lies in the left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the human abdomen.Splenomegaly is one of the four cardinal signs of hypersplenism which include: some reduction in number of circulating blood cells affecting granulocytes, erythrocytes or platelets in any combination; a compensatory proliferative response in the bone marrow; and the ...

6. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

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   Platelets which have been bound by antibodies are taken up by macrophages in the spleen (which have Fc receptors), and so removal of the spleen reduces platelet destruction. The procedure is potentially risky in ITP cases due to the increased possibility of significant bleeding during surgery.

7. 5 Things You Should Know About DLBCL, the Most Common ... - AOL

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   DLBCL is an aggressive type of B-cell NHL that grows rapidly in the lymph nodes and frequently involves the spleen, liver, bone marrow or other organs. 4 Although the disease can affect people of ...

8. Thrombocythemia - Wikipedia

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   Reactive thrombocythemia is the most common cause of a high platelet count. It accounts for 88% to 97% of thrombocythemia cases in adults, and near 100% in children. In adults, acute infection, tissue damage, chronic inflammation and malignancy are the common causes of reactive thrombocythemia. Usually, one or more of these conditions is ...

9. Wells High School wrestler had to Chase down many obstacles ...

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   Wells’ senior Calvin Chase overcame a ruptured spleen to win the 126-pound Class B title and lead the Warriors to the state title. Chase injured himself during Week 5 of the Class D football ...