Back Hepatomegalie Afrikaans تضخم الكبد Arabic Hepatomegalija BS Hepatomegàlia Catalan Hepatomegalie German Hepatomegalia Spanish هپاتومگالی Persian Hepatomegalia Finnish Hépatomégalie French Hepatomegalia Galician
| Hepatomegaly | |
|---|---|
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| Computerized tomography of affected person with hepatomegaly | |
| Specialty | Hepatology  |
| Symptoms | Weight loss, lethargy[1] |
| Causes | Liver abscess (pyogenic abscess), Malaria[1] |
| Diagnostic method | Abdominal ultrasonography[2] |
| Treatment | Prednisone and azathioprine[3] |
Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the liver.[4] 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.[1]
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