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SPLENOMEGALY (1) (classified according to causes) click here for a list of causes classified according to size |
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infections: |
bacterial: |
eg. subacute bacterial endocarditis, septicaemia, typhoid fever, brucellosis, tuberculosis |
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viral: |
eg. EBV, CMV, rubella |
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protozoal: |
eg. leishmaniasis, malaria, toxoplasma |
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other: |
splenic abscess |
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haematological: |
lymphoproliferative disorders (CLL, hairy cell leukaemia)myeloproliferative disorders (CML, PRV, myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythaemia)lymphomas idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura myelodysplastic syndromes congenital or acquired haemolytic anaemias haemoglobinopathies and thalassaemias |
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congestive: |
splenic vein thrombosis cardiac failure |
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infiltrations: |
sarcoidosis amyloidosis lipidoses, eg. Gaucher's diseasenon-lipid reticuloendothelioses |
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connective tissue disease: |
systemic lupus erythematosus rheumatoid arthritis / Still's disease (Felty's syndrome)polyarteritis nodosa |
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neoplasms: |
haemangioma lymphangioma metastases lymphomas |
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cysts: |
congenital (epidermoid cyst) acquired (pseudocyst) |
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other: |
serum sickness drug hypersensitivity reactions |
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