hepatomegaly
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Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the liver. It is a non-specific medical sign, having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, hepatic tumours, and metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly presents as an abdominal mass. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice.
Key facts
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- Hepatomegaly
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- Computerized tomography of affected person with hepatomegaly
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Weight loss, lethargy
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Liver abscess (pyogenic abscess), Malaria
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Abdominal ultrasonography
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Prednisone and azathioprine
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
14,086 papers- Hepatomegaly.The Medical clinics of North America · 1975
- Fetal Hepatomegaly: Causes and Associations.Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc · 2020
- Fetal Hepatomegaly.NeoReviews · 2022
- Hepatomegaly. An approach to differential diagnosis.Pediatric clinics of North America · 1975
- An Interesting Case of Hepatomegaly.Gastroenterology · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Infective
- Neoplastic
- Biliary
- Metabolic
- Drugs (including alcohol)
- Congenital
- Others
- Mechanism
- Diagnosis
- Workup
- Treatment
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the liver. It is a non-specific medical sign, having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, hepatic tumours, and metabolic disorder. Often, hepatomegaly presents as an abdominal mass. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice.
==Signs and symptoms== The patient may experience many symptoms, including weight loss, poor appetite, and lethargy; jaundice and bruising may also be present.
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