Banti's syndrome

Banti's syndrome (also known as Banti's disease) is a chronic congestive enlargement of the spleen^[1] resulting in premature destruction of the red blood cells by the spleen. It is named for Guido Banti.^[2]

Pathogenesis

Banti's disease in a child aged seven years.

The basic pathology is some kind of obstructive pathology in the portal, hepatic or splenic vein that causes obstruction of venous blood flow from the spleen towards the heart. The cause of such obstruction may be abnormalities present at birth (congenital) of certain veins, blood clots, or various underlying disorders causing inflammation and obstruction of veins (vascular obstruction) of the liver.

Clinical presentation

Enlargement of spleen, ascites, jaundice, and the result of destruction of various blood cells by spleen – anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal bleeding – may constitute the presenting symptoms.

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Organization

Organizations related to Banti's syndrome are:

Notes

↑ "Banti disease" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
↑ synd/475 at Who Named It?

Lymphatic disease: Lymphatic organ disease (D73/E32/I88–I89, 254/289.4–289.5/457)

Thymus	Abscess of thymus Thymus hyperplasia

Spleen	Acquired asplenia/hyposplenism Wandering spleen Splenomegaly (Banti's syndrome) Splenic infarction

Tonsil	see Template:Respiratory pathology

Lymph node	Lymphadenopathy/lymphadenitis Generalized lymphadenopathy Castleman's disease Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma Kikuchi disease

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