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. 1980 Nov;56(661):796–797. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.661.796

Splenic peliosis associated with rupture in a renal transplant patient

M A Parsons, M Platts, D Slater, M Fox
PMCID: PMC2426050  PMID: 7022418

Abstract

A patient is described who, 2 years after renal transplantation, presented as an acute abdominal emergency due to a ruptured spleen. Histologically this displayed peliosis.

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