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We report a 9-year-old male with anatomical asplenia diagnosed at 7 months of age documented by ultrasound and liverspleen scan which resolved spontaneously 3 years later. The patient concurrently had pure red cell asplasia which subsequently resolved spontaneously.
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- 99mTcSc:
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technetium Tc99m sulfurcolloid
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Ozkaynak, M.F., Ortega, J.A. & Miller, J. Concurrence of transient asplenia and pure red cell aplasia. Eur J Pediatr 149, 542–544 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957688
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