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Severe thrombocytopenia due to hypersplenism treated with partial splenic embolisation
Mohammad Hanafiah1, Azura Mohamed Mukhari Shahizon, Soo Fin Low
1Department of Radiology, MARA University of Technology, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. mhanafiah8804@gmail.com
Abstract:
A 35-year-old woman with background of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension secondary to chronic hepatitis C presented with complication of hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia. She developed severe menorrhagia requiring multiple blood transfusions. In addition, her interferon therapy was withheld owing to the underlying thrombocytopenia. Partial splenic embolisation was performed, which improved her platelet counts. Subsequently, the menorrhagia was resolved and her interferon therapy was restarted.
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