Infections After Splenectomy
Authors: FRANK E. CORMIA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1973)

Letters, Comments, and Corrections1 January 1973Infections After SplenectomyFRANK E. CORMIA JR., LUIS T. CAMPOS, M.D.FRANK E. CORMIA JR.Search for more papers by this author, LUIS T. CAMPOS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-78-1-149 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In view of recent reports on increased rates of severe infections after splenectomy, particularly in patients with Hodgkin's disease (1-7), we have complied with interest with the request of the chairman of our infection control committee, Dr. Joseph G. Sinkovics, to review the records of patients who underwent splenectomy at our institution in the past 5 years.The overall grouping is seen in Figure 1. The 37 patients with serious postsplenectomy infections were first grouped by underlying disease. 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JONASSON, M.D., F.A.C.S.Bacterial Infection in Haematological DiseasesHodgkin’s Disease 1 January 1973Volume 78, Issue 1Page: 149-151KeywordsHodgkin lymphomaInfectious disease controlInfectious diseasesSplenectomy Issue Published: 1 January 1973 PDF downloadLoading ...