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Pediatric Care Online, 2021
Key Points A palpable spleen may be normal, especially in neonates and infants.Because an enlarged spleen can extend into the pelvis, palpation should begin in the right lower quadrant and move across the abdomen toward the left upper quadrant.Viral infection is the most common cause of splenomegaly in children.Splenomegaly from ...
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Key Points A palpable spleen may be normal, especially in neonates and infants.Because an enlarged spleen can extend into the pelvis, palpation should begin in the right lower quadrant and move across the abdomen toward the left upper quadrant.Viral infection is the most common cause of splenomegaly in children.Splenomegaly from ...
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Hyperreactive malarious splenomegaly (tropical splenomegaly syndrome)
Parasitology Today, 1986Hyperreactive malarious splenomegaly (HMS), formerly known as tropical splenomegaly syndrome (TSS), was recognized some 20 years ago as an entity distinct from the splenic enlargement resulting directly from malarial parasitaemia. Its basis appears to be a disturbance in the T-lymphocyte control of the humoral response to recurrent malaria, possibly ...
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Ultrasound Quarterly, 2018
Abstract Enlargement of the fetal spleen is usually found secondary to systemic diseases and is frequently associated with hepatomegaly. By far, the most common causes of fetal splenomegaly are infectious. Other etiologies responsible for this sign are hemolytic anemia, congestive cardiac failure, metabolic disorders, and rarely, leukemia ...
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Abstract Enlargement of the fetal spleen is usually found secondary to systemic diseases and is frequently associated with hepatomegaly. By far, the most common causes of fetal splenomegaly are infectious. Other etiologies responsible for this sign are hemolytic anemia, congestive cardiac failure, metabolic disorders, and rarely, leukemia ...
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Abstract This chapter guides the reader on the diagnosis and management of splenomegaly in hospitalized patients.
Lindel Dewberry, Mackenzie Donoho
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Lindel Dewberry, Mackenzie Donoho
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