Which ONE of the following is a cause of splenic atrophy?
belongs to book: MCQs in Pathology|I L Brown|| Chapter number:15| Question number:84
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belongs to book: MCQs in Pathology|I L Brown|| Chapter number:15| Question number:84
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The answer is A. In coeliac disease splenic atrophy occurs, with the appearance of Howell-Jolly bodies in erythrocytes. The others all cause splenomegaly.
Letterer-Siewe disease (B) is one form of Histiocytosis-X, in which macrophages proliferate.
Malaria (C) is an example of an infection which causes splenomegaly.
Niemann-Pick disease (D) is a lipid storage disorder.
Sarcoidosis (E) commonly involves the spleen.
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