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Last Update: 02/28/2024 08:31 PM

Current Deck: Step 2::Mehlman::Mehlman HY 4

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31F + Hx of ITP + has splenectomy + platelet count goest back to norma; 6 months later, she has low platelets again; why?
{{c1::accessory spleen}}

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10% of people have a second, accessory spleen that is less than a centimeter in size; after splenectomy, the accessory spllen can grow in size; in the USMLE Q gives you ITP that was definitively managed with splenectomy, but then the ITP "comes back," the answer is accessory spleen

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