Stellate spleen. A case report
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https://doi.org/10.53903/01212095.120Keywords:
Spleen, Calcification, Computed tomographicAbstract
Splenic lesions may go unnoticed in imaging studies requested for other purposes. Splenic calcifications represent a wide spectrum of lesions that can arise secondary to various underlying pathological processes. Autosplenectomy is an extremely rare entity with some cases described in the literature associated to autoimmune diseases. The case of a 46-year-old patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is presented, in whom the calcified and atrophic spleen is found as an incidental finding in a Chest tomography.
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