Patients expect splenectomy in rural Zaire

EDITOR,-The working party of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology's Clinical Task Force has produced comprehensive guidelines on preventing and treating infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen. 1 Massive splenomegaly is common in north east Zaire, mainly owing...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 312; no. 7042; p. 1360
Main Author Burdon, Justin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 25.05.1996
Subjects
Malaria
Patients
Spleen
Streptococcus infections
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Summary:EDITOR,-The working party of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology's Clinical Task Force has produced comprehensive guidelines on preventing and treating infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen. 1 Massive splenomegaly is common in north east Zaire, mainly owing to the occurrence of the tropical splenomegaly syndrome in a region holoendemic for falciparum malaria.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.312.7042.1360a