Hepatosplenomegaly Flashcards
1
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5 CAUSES OF HEPATOMEGALY
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- Infection: viral, bacterial fungal, parasitic
- Congestive cardiac failure
- Infiltration: primary and secondary (e.g. neuroblastoma) tumours
- Storage: Fat - cystic fibrosis, glycogen storage diseases
- Idiopathic
2
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5 CAUSES OF SPLENOMEGALY
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- Infection: malaria
- Haematological: hereditary spherocytosis, sickle cell (reduces over time).
- Extramedullary haemopoesis: thallassaemia
- Portal Hypertension
- Neoplastic
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5 CAUSES OF HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY
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- Infection: EBV, CMV
- Portal Hypertension
- Infiltration: leukaemia, lymphoma
- Haematological: e.g. thalassaemia
- Idiopathic
