Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
• Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
• Embolic disease: Atrial fibrillation, PFO, Infective endocarditis, Marantic endocarditis
• Trauma
• Splenomegaly: Myeloproliferative neoplasm, Lymphoma, Gaucher disease
• Hemoglobinopathy: Sickle cell disease
• Splenic vasculature: Vasculitis, Splenic artery aneurysm, Splenic artery compression
• Splenic Torsion: Wandering spleen syndrome
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