Splenic granuloma: Difference between revisions
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** [[Histoplasmosis]] |
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** Rarely ''[[Pneumocystis carinii]],'' [[brucellosis]], or [[melioidosis]] |
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* Other causes of splenic calcifications include: |
* Other causes of splenic calcifications include: |
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Revision as of 16:05, 5 August 2022
Background
- Common incidental finding on abdominal imaging
Differential Diagnosis
- Granulomas
- Other causes of splenic calcifications include:
- Diffuse calcifications
- Phleboliths
- Amyloidosis
- Candidiasis
- Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
- Sickle cell disease
- Hodgkin lymphoma (following treatment)
- Rarely, lupus, cat scratch disease, and hepatosplenic anthrasilicosis
- Calcified splenic lesions
- Hemangioma
- Lymphangioma
- Calcified splenic arterial aneurysm
- Hydatid cyst
- Post-traumatic splenic cyst
- Epidermoid cyst
- Dermoid cyst
- Splenic infarct
- Congenital cyst
- Diffuse calcifications
