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. 1985 Aug;26(8):861–864. doi: 10.1136/gut.26.8.861

Development of impaired splenic function in intestinal lymphangiectasia.

P N Foster, A W Bullen, D A Robertson, D M Chalmers, M S Losowsky
PMCID: PMC1432804  PMID: 4018652

Abstract

We describe a patient with intestinal lymphangiectasia who developed hyposplenism and speculate that it resulted from chronic loss of lymphocytes into the gut.

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