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Splenunculus mimicking splenomegaly in a patient with synchronous herpes simplex 1 viremia and myelosuppression
Dion A Paul1, Paul Bao Duy La1, Joshua Haron Abasszade1
1Department of General Medicine Monash Health Clayton Victoria Australia.
Clinical Case Reports
|November 24, 2022
Abstract:
Splenunculus, or congenital accessory spleen, is a benign anatomical variation, and is rarely of clinical consideration in routine clinical practice. We describe a patient who presented with synchronous herpes simplex 1 viraemia and myelosuppression, with a splenunculus mimicking splenomegaly, and we discuss the implications on clinical practice, investigations, and management.

