Hyposplenism as a cause of pneumococcal meningoencephalitis in an adult patient with coeliac disease

Hyposplenism as a cause of pneumococcal meningoencephalitis in an adult patient with coeliac disease

Introduction: Coeliac disease can be associated with hyposplenism and splenic atrophy, which may increase the patient’s risk for fatal infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or Pneumococcus. It is general opinion that many more patients with coeliac disease have died from hyposplenism-related...

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Main Authors: Paolo Caraceni, Barbara Benazzi, Giacono Caio, Giacomo Zaccherini, Marco Domenicali, Umberto Volta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Coeliac disease
Hyposplenism
Streptococcus pneumoniae meningoencephalitis.
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/138

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