Hepatomegaly Flashcards
Causes of hepatomegaly
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What are the apparent causes of hepatomegaly?
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- Low-lying diaphragm
- Riedel’s love
- Cirrhosis (early)
2
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What are the inflammatory causes of hepatomegaly?
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- Hepatitis
- Schistosomiasis
- Abscess (pyogenic or amoebic)
3
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Metabolic causes of Hepatomegaly?
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- Fatty Liver Disease
2. Glycogen storage disease
4
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Infiltrative causes of hepatomegaly?
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- Sarcoidosis
2. Amyloidosis
5
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Congestive causes of Hepatomegaly?
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- Congestive cardiac failure
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
6
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Haematological causes of Hepatomegaly?
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- Leukemias
- Lymphomas
- Myeloproliferative disorders
- Thalassaemias
7
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Malignant causes of Hepatomegaly?
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Primary
Benign (Haemangioma, Hepatic Adenoma)
Malignant (HCC, Cholangiocarcinoma)
Secondary