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What happens if a spleen is damaged the extent you have to be on penicillin for the rest of your life, what happens to it?

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Dr. Michael Rupp answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

It Involutes: A damaged or dysfunctional spleen can gradually be resorbed by the body. This process is called involution. Sometimes a small remnant of the spleen will remain but it is not large enough or has enough blood flow to perform its job.

Answered 8/14/2014

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