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    Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen. The spleen usually lies in the left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the human abdomen. Splenomegaly is one of the...
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  • Tropical splenomegaly syndrome, also known as hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly, occurs due immunological overstimulation to repeated attacks of malarial...
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  • Felty's syndrome is also characterized by an abnormally enlarged spleen (splenomegaly) and abnormally low levels of certain white blood cells (neutropenia)...
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    millimeters in length, and splenomegaly is an important clinical sign. There are 2 possibilities to evaluate splenomegaly in the clinical examination:...
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    such signs of splenomegaly exist, all of whose utility has been debated in medical literature. The presence or absence of splenomegaly, however, can be...
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  • simultaneous enlargement of both the liver (hepatomegaly) and the spleen (splenomegaly). Hepatosplenomegaly can occur as the result of acute viral hepatitis...
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    infections; connective tissue diseases, thyrotoxicosis, Addison's disease, splenomegaly with splenic sequestration of granulocytes. Lymphocytosis is usually...
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  • rash (usually over trunk or extremities while febrile) Hepatomegaly or splenomegaly Leukocytosis (10,000/microL or greater), with granulocyte predominance...
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  • fullness related to an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly). Enlargement of both the liver and spleen Splenomegaly due to extramedullary hematopoiesis (hematopoiesis...
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  • and splenomegaly is diagnosed if the dullness extends beyond 8 cm. Grover SA; Barkun AN; Sackett DL (1993-11-10). "Does this patient have splenomegaly?"...
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    cause of acute splenomegaly in children is viral infection, which is transient and usually moderate. Basic work-up for acute splenomegaly includes a complete...
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    during acute Epstein–Barr virus infection as a diffuse rash may develop. Splenomegaly is a common symptom of infectious mononucleosis and health care providers...
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    abdomen or epigastrium where the human spleen is located or neighboring. Splenomegaly can result in hematologic disturbances and abdominal pain and can increase...
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    eGFR. Enlargement of the spleen (splenomegaly) is common in GSD I and has two primary causes. In GSD Ia, splenomegaly may be caused by a relation between...
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  • Fluid wave test Masses Abdominal mass Hepatosplenomegaly Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly Other Jaundice Mallet-Guy's sign Puddle sign Ballance's sign Aortic insufficiency...
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  • Examples of visceromegaly are enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), spleen (splenomegaly), stomach, kidneys, and pancreas. Values refer to adults unless otherwise...
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    Hemolytic disease of the newborn Other names HDN Specialty Pediatrics, immunohaematology  Complications heart failure, splenomegaly...
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    vessels of the extremity; it responds rapidly to treatment with aspirin. Splenomegaly may cause the spleen to be palpable in some patients, which has been...
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    and urine. Symptoms of CEP include severe photosensitivity, anemia, splenomegaly, and often disfiguring cutaneous lesions. Diagnosis of congenital porphyrias...
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    severity of the phenotype: pallor, poor growth, inadequate food intake, splenomegaly, jaundice, maxillary hyperplasia, dental malocclusion, cholelithiasis...
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    malaria infections can lead to severe disease and death, often due to splenomegaly (a pathologically enlarged spleen). P. vivax is carried by the female...
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    asplenia. Common indications for splenectomy include trauma, tumors, splenomegaly or for hematological disease such as sickle cell anemia or thalassemia...
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    include fever, chills, sweating, malaise, weakness, anorexia, weight loss, splenomegaly, flu-like feeling, cardiac murmur, heart failure, petechia (red spots...
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    hematological disorders with associated splenomegaly, such as the myeloproliferative disorders. Other causes of splenomegaly (for example, Gaucher disease or...
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    mutations and shows reticulin fibrosis no greater than grade 1. Anemia, splenomegaly, LDH above the upper limits and leukocytosis are minor criteria. Like...
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  • [citation needed] Portal hypertension Ascites Hypersplenism (with or without splenomegaly) Lower oesophageal varices and rectal varices Synthetic dysfunction Hypoalbuminaemia...
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    anemia, leukocytosis, plasma protein imbalances, local tissue damage, and splenomegaly. Infested female hosts produce fewer and smaller litters than those that...
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    of a routine blood count: Neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia Splenomegaly or rarely hepatomegaly Abnormal granules in cells, abnormal nuclear shape...
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  • malaise. Other symptoms include glomerulonephritis, blood in the urine, splenomegaly (enlarged spleen), hypotension (decreased blood pressure), and in serious...
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    indicate that the person's stage is, for example, 2B instead of 2A. Splenomegaly: Enlargement of the spleen is often present in people with Hodgkin lymphoma...
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