Gamna-Gandy nodules of the spleen and asplenism in SLE: a novel association?

Description

We present a case of a 53-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with acute abdominal pain, fever and haemodynamic and respiratory instability and was admitted to the intensive care unit with fulminant septic shock with multiorgan failure. CT imaging of the abdomen showed no gross abnormalities, initial laboratory results are presented in table 1.

Table 1

Laboratory test results

ParameterValueReference valueUnitCRP96<10mg/LESR7<20mm/hourHb8.07.0–9.2mmol/LHt0.400.32–0.44L/LMCV9582–89fLWBC6.5

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