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Frequent detection of functional hyposplenism via assessment of pitted erythrocytes in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: Asplenia or functional hyposplenism are risk factors for severe infections, and vaccinations against encapsulated bacteria are advised. There are only limited data regarding the spleen function of cirrhotic patients. METHODS: We evaluated spleen function in patients with liver cirrhosis,...

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Autores principales: Wehmeyer, Malte H., Sekhri, Harsha, Wroblewski, Raluca, Galante, Antonio, Meyer, Thomas, Lohse, Ansgar W., Schulze zur Wiesch, Julian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9292104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35849612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271541