Etiology of Splenic Infarction: • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy • Embolic disease: Atrial fibrillation, PFO, Infective endocarditis, Marantic endocarditis • Trauma • Splenomegaly: Myeloproliferative neoplasm, Lymphoma, Gaucher disease • Hemoglobinopathy: Sickle cell disease • Splenic vasculature: Vasculitis, Splenic artery aneurysm, Splenic artery compression • Splenic Torsion: Wandering spleen syndrome BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs #Splenic #Infarction #spleen #differential #diagnosis #causes
