Hepatomegaly Flashcards

Causes of hepatomegaly

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What are the apparent causes of hepatomegaly?

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  1. Low-lying diaphragm
  2. Riedel’s love
  3. Cirrhosis (early)
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What are the inflammatory causes of hepatomegaly?

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  1. Hepatitis
  2. Schistosomiasis
  3. Abscess (pyogenic or amoebic)
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Metabolic causes of Hepatomegaly?

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  1. Fatty Liver Disease

2. Glycogen storage disease

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Infiltrative causes of hepatomegaly?

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  1. Sarcoidosis

2. Amyloidosis

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Congestive causes of Hepatomegaly?

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  1. Congestive cardiac failure
  2. Constrictive pericarditis
  3. Budd-Chiari syndrome
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Haematological causes of Hepatomegaly?

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  1. Leukemias
  2. Lymphomas
  3. Myeloproliferative disorders
  4. Thalassaemias
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Malignant causes of Hepatomegaly?

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Primary
Benign (Haemangioma, Hepatic Adenoma)
Malignant (HCC, Cholangiocarcinoma)

Secondary

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