POSTSPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS

被引:10
作者
COLE, JT
FLAUM, MA
机构
[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Hematology and Oncology, Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA
[2] St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
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D O I
10.1097/00007611-199212000-00014
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Serious postsplenectomy infection is a significant threat to patients. Although the incidence of such infection is low, the resultant mortality is extremely high. This susceptibility to infection and ensuing mortality results from multiple immunologic changes that occur after splenectomy. These changes include alteration in immunoglobulin levels, loss of serum opsonizing proteins, and alterations in antigen clearance and cellular immunity.
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页码:1220 / 1226
页数:7
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