Types Of Splenomegaly and Associated Disorders

Massive Splenomegaly:

1. Malaria, kala azar
2. Chronic myeloid leukemia
3. Extrahepatic portal hypertension
4. Myelofibrosis

Moderate Splenomegaly:

1. All the above as in I
2. Hodgkin’s disease, leukemias, lymphomas, polycythemia rubra vera
3. Hemolytic anemias
4. Biliary cirrhosis
5. Hemochromatosis
6. Tumours and cysts
7. Tuberculosis

Mild  Splenomegaly:

1. All the above as in I and II

2. Acute infections: Typhoid, septicemia, SBE

Acute Splenomegaly:

1. Acute infectious fevers: Typhoid, malaria, SBE
2. Injury: Hematoma, ruptured spleen
3. Vascular causes: Splenic infarct, thrombosis of splenic vein
4. Connective tissue disorders: SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, Felty’s and Still’s disease
5. Tumours and cysts

Hepatosplenomegaly:

1. Infective: Malaria, kala azar, infective hepatitis, SBE
2. Hematological conditions: Leukemia, lymphomas, Hodgkin’s disease, chronic hemolytic anemias
3. Congestive: CCF, pericarditis, Budd-Chiari’s syndrome and portal hypertension
4. Storage disorders: Glycogen storage, Amyloidosis

Hepatosplenomegaly with Lymphadenopathy:

1. Acute Leukemia
2. Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas
3. Infectious mononucleosis
4. Disseminated Tuberculosis
5. Sarcoidosis

Splenomegaly with Pallor and Icterus:

1. Hemolytic anemia
2. Cirrhosis of liver with portal hypertension

Splenomegaly with Petechiae and Ecchymosis:

1. Acute Leukemia, blast crisis in CML and CLL stage IV
2. SBE
3. SLE

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