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Splenomegaly

Infection
   Bacterial
   Viral
   Rickettsial
   Fungal
   Protozoal
Inflammatory
   Collagen-vascular disorders
   Hypersensitivity reactions
       Serum sickness
       Drug reactions
Hematologic neoplasms
   Acute leukemia
   Lymphoproliferative disorders
       Lymphoma
       Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
       Hairy-cell leukemia
   Myeloproliferative diseases
   Myelodysplastic syndromes
Nonhematologic neoplasm
   Primary
   Secondary
Nonmalignant hematologic disorders
   Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
   Congenital hemolytic anemias
       Hemoglobinopathies
       Hereditary spherocytosis
   Megaloblastic anemias
   Iron-deficiency anemia
   Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy
Congestive splenomegaly
   Portal hypertension
   Splenic or portal vein compression or thrombosis
   Congestive heart failure
   Budd-Chiari syndrome
Infiltrative disorders
   Gaucher's and other lipid storage diseases
   Histiocytic disorders
   Amyloidosis
   Metastatic solid tumors
Other
   AIDS or HIV infection
   Sarcoidosis
   Splenic trauma/hemorrhage
   Splenic cysts
   Splenic abscess

References


1. Chapman WC, Newman M: Disorders of the Spleen, p. 1969. See Bibliography, 1.
2. Jandl JH: The Spleen and Hypersplenism, p. 407. See Bibliography, 3.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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