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ArticleCureus2025

Massive Splenic Infarction: A Rare Entity in a Female Teenager.

Margarida Moreno Fernandes, Mariana Rodrigues Neto, Andreia Dias Preda, Teresa Pena Fernandes, Joana Rodrigues

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Margarida Moreno FernandesPediatrics and Neonatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia - Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PRT.
Mariana Rodrigues NetoPediatrics and Neonatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia - Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PRT.
Andreia Dias PredaPediatrics and Neonatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia - Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PRT.
Teresa Pena FernandesPediatrics and Neonatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia - Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PRT.
Joana RodriguesPediatrics and Neonatology, Unidade Local de Saúde Gaia - Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PRT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Splenic infarction is an uncommon, likely underdiagnosed cause of abdominal pain in pediatric patients, with a nonspecific clinical presentation. It is typically associated with hematologic, thromboembolic, or infectious conditions. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has rarely been implicated in its pathogenesis. We report a case of massive splenic infarction in a female teenager with Steinert's myotonic dystrophy. This case raises the possibility that desmopressin and Steinert's myotonic dystrophy may have contributed to a prothrombotic state during acute EBV infection.

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abdominal paindesmopressinepstein-barr virusinfectious mononucleosismyotonic dystrophy type 1splenic infarctionsteinert’s disease

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PMID41322891
PMCPMC12661092

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