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Conclusions: Hydroxyurea therapy for infants with SCA is feasible and well tolerated, has hematologic efficacy, and may delay functional asplenia.

Radionuclide splenic uptake was absent in 47% of patients at study completion, compared with predicted functional asplenia in 80% of the patients.

Ringwald and Dondorp also mention functional asplenia as a possible cause of delayed parasite clearance.

Functional asplenia results in very slow parasite clearance after artesunate treatment, resembling the clearance characteristics in the described case (5 ).

The results of one patient with spherocytosis, who had been observed to have functional asplenia since birth, were combined with the results of patients with congenital asplenia.

Finally, this population likely underestimates the burden of infection in asplenic persons, since those with functional asplenia, hyposplenia or congenital asplenia would not have been identified.

The vaccine would be offered to all undergraduates, grad students living in dorms, and individuals with functional and anatomic asplenia (including sickle cell disease) and late complement component deficiencies, the Princeton statement said.

In June 2012, the ACIP voted to recommend a sequential regimen of PCV13 and PPSV23 for certain high-risk adults with immunocompromising conditions, functional or anatomic asplenia, cerebrospinal leaks, or cochlear implants.

In the USA (provided by the 'Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' or ACIP) and Spain, PCV-13 followed by a PPV-23 repeated dose 6 12 months later (and at least 8 weeks later) is recommended for all adults of ≥65 years old, and in adults of ≥19 years old with immunocompromising conditions, functional or anatomic asplenia, cerebrospinal fluid leaks or cochlear implants [ 10, 13, 20].

Howell-Jolly bodies occur where there is no spleen or an non-functioning spleen, referred to as asplenia.

It was thought she had a congenital version of asplenia.