TY - JOUR T1 - Splenic Infarct as the Presenting Manifestation of Essential Thrombocythemia JF - Ochsner Journal JO - Ochsner J SP - 188 LP - 191 DO - 10.31486/toj.21.0073 VL - 22 IS - 2 AU - Shalaka Khade AU - Sudeep Khera AU - Vaibhav Kumar Varshney AU - Deepak Kumar Sharma AU - Raghav Nayar AU - Abhishek Purohit Y1 - 2022/06/20 UR - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/22/2/188.abstract N2 - 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. ER -