Lymphangiomatosis With Splenic Involvement
- Sara Avigad, MD;
- Ronnie Jaffe, MD;
- Mira Frand, MD;
- Yakov Izhak, MD;
- Yaacov Rotem, MD
Abstract
Severe splenomegaly and anemia developed in a 5-year-old girl with diffuse lymphangiomatosis of the upper part of the body. Radioisotope scanning and celiac angiography demonstrated lymphangiomatosis of the spleen, a rare but diagnosable condition. Intractable infection in areas of ulcerated skin led to her death from overwhelming sepsis.
(JAMA 236:2315-2317, 1976)
Footnotes
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Reprint requests to the Department of Pediatrics C, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel (Dr Rotem).
