Hyaloserositis

Coating of an organ with a fibrous hyaline due to serositis

In pathology, hyaloserositis is the coating of an organ with a fibrous hyaline,^[1] resulting from inflammation of the serous membrane (serositis) covering the organ.^[2]

The spleen is commonly affected and often referred to as sugar-coated spleen.^[3] The liver and heart are also sometimes affected and referred to as frosted liver (or sugar-coated liver) and frosted heart respectively.^[1]

Hyaloserositis of the spleen is usually considered benign, i.e. it does not necessitate any treatment.

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^ a b Hyaloserositis. Online Medical Dictionary. URL: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?hyaloserositis. Accessed on: June 21, 2008.
^ serositis Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at eMedicine Dictionary
^ "Sugar-coated spleen". Drugs.com.

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[omd-1] Hyaloserositis. Online Medical Dictionary. URL: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?hyaloserositis. Accessed on: June 21, 2008.

[2] serositis Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at eMedicine Dictionary

[3] "Sugar-coated spleen". Drugs.com.

Hyaloserositis

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