Diffuse Calcifications of the Spleen in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease, which affects a wide variety of organs including the spleen. Splenic involvement in SLE includes conditions such as splenomegaly, hyposplenism, infarction, and spontaneous rupture. However, only a few cases of splenic calcific...

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Main Authors: Aristeides G. Vaiopoulos, Meletios A. Kanakis, Kyriaki Katsouri, Stavroula Kyriazi, George A. Vaiopoulos, Phaedon Kaklamanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/414102