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Monday 1 October 2012

MASSIVE SPLENOMEGALY

·         Criteria:-
o   Spleen size >8 cm below left costal margin
o   Total Spleen Length >22cm
o   Spleen ‘drained’ weight > 1000 gms


DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH MASSIVE SPLENOMEGALY
Proliferative disorders
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Hairy cell Leukemia
Lymphoma
Polycythemia vera
Essential Thrombocytosis
Myelofibrosis with Myeloid Metaplasia
Diffuse Splenic Hemangiomatosis
Connective tissue and Autoimmune disorders
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
Sarcoidosis
Infections
Chronic Malaria
Chronic Kala-Azar


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