most common cause of a small spleen

What is the most common cause of a small spleen?

Sickle cell disease resulting in splenic autoinfarction is the most common cause of a small spleen. The spleen will typically have diffusely very high attenuation due to calcification, as well as diffusely very low signal intensity due to iron deposition from chronic blood transfusions.

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