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HEPATOMEGALY |
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infections: |
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*viral, eg. hepatitis (A, B, C, E, G), EBV, CMV*bacterial, eg. brucellosis, typhoid fever, septicaemia, leptospirosisprotozoal, eg. toxoplasma, leishmaniasis, amoebiasis, malaria |
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toxic / metabolic / infiltrations: |
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burns fatty liver [various causes]*chronic hepatitis [various causes]*liver cirrhosis [various causes]*toxic hepatitis *haemochromatosis galactosemia amyloidosis vitamin A intoxication |
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storage diseases : |
glycogenoses lipidoses mucopolysaccharidoses |
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venous congestion: |
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right-sided heart failure *Budd-Chiari syndrome |
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haematological: |
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leukaemias Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
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*metastases: |
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especially gastrointestinal and lymphomas |
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*1° liver tumours: |
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hepatocellular carcinoma hepatoblastoma hamartoma polycystic disease of liver Riedel's lobe haemangio-endothelioma |
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apparent liver enlargement: |
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subphrenic abscess emphysema pneumo-peritoneum interposition of colon between liver and diaphragm |
[* indicates frequent association with jaundice]
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