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What type of infections cause spleen calcifications?

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Splenic calcific: The most common is histoplasmosis, but this has the potential of occurring with any low grade self-limiting infection in which the spleen is involved in clearing the organisms. These are usually fungi or parasitic pathogens.

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Answered 3/10/2016

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