Massive splenomegaly and hypersplenism in a young woman with primary Sjögren's syndrome

J Rheumatol. 2002 Sep;29(9):2012-3.

Authors

Heiner Appel¹, Christoph Loddenkemper, Janine Rohweder, Martin Rudwaleit, Martin Zeitz, Joachim Sieper

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 12233900

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypersplenism / complications
Hypersplenism / pathology*
Hypersplenism / surgery
Immunohistochemistry
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sjogren's Syndrome / complications
Sjogren's Syndrome / pathology*
Splenectomy / methods
Splenomegaly / complications
Splenomegaly / pathology*
Splenomegaly / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome