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Asplenia may rarely be a [[congenital disorder|congenital]] due to genetic disorders or exposure to environmental factors during gestation.<ref>{{cite journal |author= |title=A 3-Month-Old With Sepsis |work=New Orleans Citywide Rounds |journal=Infect Med |year=1999 |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=311-316 }} - [http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/417489_4 Final Diagnosis and Discussion]</ref> More commonly it is [[Acquired disorder|acquired]] through surgery ([[splenectomy]]) or through processes that destroy the spleen, generally through its function to filter the blood and therefore referred to as [[autosplenectomy]] (eg [[spherocytosis]] and [[sickle-cell disease]]). | Asplenia may rarely be a [[congenital disorder|congenital]] due to genetic disorders or exposure to environmental factors during gestation.<ref>{{cite journal |author= |title=A 3-Month-Old With Sepsis |work=New Orleans Citywide Rounds |journal=Infect Med |year=1999 |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=311-316 }} - [http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/417489_4 Final Diagnosis and Discussion]</ref> More commonly it is [[Acquired disorder|acquired]] through surgery ([[splenectomy]]) or through processes that destroy the spleen, generally through its function to filter the blood and therefore referred to as [[autosplenectomy]] (eg [[spherocytosis]] and [[sickle-cell disease]]). | ||
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Causes
Asplenia may rarely be a congenital due to genetic disorders or exposure to environmental factors during gestation.[1] More commonly it is acquired through surgery (splenectomy) or through processes that destroy the spleen, generally through its function to filter the blood and therefore referred to as autosplenectomy (eg spherocytosis and sickle-cell disease).
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- ↑ "A 3-Month-Old With Sepsis". Infect Med. 16 (5): 311–316. 1999. More than one of
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