Asplenia history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anum Dilip, M.B.B.S[2]

History and Symptoms

History

Patients with asplenia may have a positive history of:

• Trauma
• Surgery
• Heterozygous coding mutations in RPSA
• Genetic defect: connexin 43 [4] and ZIC3 have been shown to be involved in heterotaxia syndromes.

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of [disease] include:

• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include

• [Symptom 1]
• [Symptom 2]
• [Symptom 3]

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