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Together Ending Asplenia Mortality
Asplenia is the absence of the spleen.
Isolated Congenital Asplenia (ICA) is a birth defect in which one of the following occurs:
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There is no spleen
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There is only part of a spleen
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There is a spleen but it's non functioning
NFL Hall of Famer Drew Pearson returns to Tee It Up to Fight Asplenia
Although rare, Isolated Congenital Asplenia is severely underdiagnosed as it's usually only discovered at autopsy after a child has suddenly died from sepsis.
To end childhood death from Isolated Congenital Asplenia, much more research is needed to learn about its cause, diagnosis and treatment.
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