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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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • fullness related to an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly). Enlargement of both the liver and spleen Splenomegaly due to extramedullary hematopoiesis (hematopoiesis...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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