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My friend has been having pain when she lays on her side and she went to the Dr. today and they did an x-ray and told her that her spleen was quite enlarged. They wanted he to go to the city for an ultra-sound immediately. What would be the cause of this and should we be concerned?
Hello dear Greetings Regarding your diagnosed enlarged spleen by your physician yes this is a cause for concern reason due to possible underlying diseases which are as follows
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Is Enlarged Spleen A Cause For Concern?
Hello dear Greetings Regarding your diagnosed enlarged spleen by your physician yes this is a cause for concern reason due to possible underlying diseases which are as follows Tropical splenomegaly syndrome Chronic malaria Typhoid fever Liver cirrhosis Splenic vein thrombosis Metastatic tumor In view of this please do the following test Malaria parasite test Widal test Ultrasound Blood culture Meanwhile please see a gastroenterologist specialist for further clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription based on the outcome of the result I hope this helps Regards