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Blood clot in spleen
A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Trageranswered
Dentistry 56 years experience
Causes are pregnancy, obesity, smoking, and prolonged sitting. All these lead to a fibrin clot.
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Answered Jan 17, 2023
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Sickle cell hemoglobinopathy would be the commonest cause of blood clots in the spleen.
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Reviewed Jan 23, 2023
A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Learn more: It's common for blood clots to follow blood flow to the spleen, and if a part of it has been infarcted (died from lack of blood flow) it's not a big d... Read More
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1.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Hematoma=blood clot: The chance to get hurt by what is in your spleen was months to years ago, and likely due to a traumatic impact to your abdomen (but not only way), cau... Read More
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4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yaseen Odehanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
HYPERCOAGULABLE STAT: There is a disease called hypercoagulable state. more common in Mediterranean peolple or carriers of genes from that part of the world. i recommend ch... Read More
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3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Rada Ivanovanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 33 years experience
Yes: This could be anything from repeat heart attack, blood clot etc to pleurisy, muscle sprain, viral illness or who knows what. Get yourself checked!
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Luke Hermannanswered
Emergency Medicine 27 years experience
Depends: Blood clots can form in a number of different scenarios- when blood vessels break from direct trauma clotted blood is what you see as a.
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Dibertanswered
Neurology 33 years experience
Blood clot removal: Blood clots in general are removed naturally from the body. The body has a system of clotting as well as a system to prevent too much clotting. Whenev... Read More
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4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Unclear question: How do you know that you have blood clots in the shoulders? Blood clots in shoulders is not a recognized medical entity. It may help if you describe t... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Foxanswered
Vascular Surgery 43 years experience
No: I assume that you mean to ask if it is normal to develop blood clots when taking oral contraceptive pills (ocp).
The risk of developing blood clots (... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sheila Calderonanswered
Internal Medicine 43 years experience
Prescription medicin: Blood clots are dangerous and a physician should be seen immediately. If the clot is in the leg a doppler test can confirm it and a physician will pr... Read More
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