Guidelines for the management of  patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen: Travel.

• Patients travelling to high-risk areas should receive Meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
• Patients at increased risk of severe Falciparum malaria.
• Appropriate malaria prophylaxis must be taken.
• The importance of adhering to the regime must be stressed.

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Page last edited: 20/05/2009

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