RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

(a) Results in painful, acute enlargement of the spleen and a hard, bloated abdomen (b) Acute splenic sequestration syndrome: RBCs become trapped in the spleen. (1) Causes a dramatic fall in hemoglobin available in circulation (2) Patients present with a painful, acute abdomen and sudden weakness, pallor, tachypnea, and tachycardia. ................
................