Table 1 Disorders associated with hyposplenism

Gastrointestinal

Miscellaneous

Celiac disease

High-dose steroids

Crohn’s disease

Total parenteral nutrition

Ulcerative colitis

Splenic irradiation

Intestinal lymphangiectasia

Disseminated meningococcemia

Autoimmune

Oncologic

Grave’s disease

Fanconi syndrome

Thyroiditis

Bone marrow transplantation

Rheumatoid arthritis

Chronic graft-versus-host disease

Glomerulonephritis

Acute leukemia

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Chronic myeloproliferative disorders

Congenital

Hepatic

Ivemark syndrome

Portal hypertension

Hypoparathyroidism syndrome

Biliary cirrhosis

Stormorken syndrome

Fetal hydantoin syndrome

Cyanotic heart disease