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Computed tomography of the abdomen showing splenic atrophy (arrow).
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Other investigations performed during her hospital stay included computed tomography of the abdomen, which revealed splenic atrophy (Figure 1), and a technetium-99 scan, which showed no functional splenic tissue in the usual location and no ectopic spleen.