RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Splenic Infarct as the Presenting Manifestation of Essential Thrombocythemia
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 188
OP 191
DO 10.31486/toj.21.0073
VO 22
IS 2
A1 Shalaka Khade
A1 Sudeep Khera
A1 Vaibhav Kumar Varshney
A1 Deepak Kumar Sharma
A1 Raghav Nayar
A1 Abhishek Purohit
YR 2022
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/22/2/188.abstract
AB Background: Essential thrombocythemia is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications. Essential thrombocythemia can be considered a risk factor for thrombotic events.Case Report: A 34-year-old female presented with sudden onset of abdominal pain from splenic infarction for which she underwent splenectomy. Bone marrow examination performed because of increasing thrombocytosis led to a diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia. Postoperatively, she was maintained on low-dose aspirin and doing well at follow-up.Conclusion: Our patient had an undiagnosed case of essential thrombocythemia and presented with symptoms related to splenic infarction. To the best of our knowledge, few cases of splenic infarction consequent to essential thrombocythemia have been reported.