Paeds From Textbooks Flashcards
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Causes of hepatomegaly
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Infectious - congenital, infectious mono, hep, malaria,parasitic
Haematological - sickle cell, thalassemia
Liver disase - chronic hep, portal htn, polycystic disease
Malignancy - leukaemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, wilms
Metabolic - glycogen and lipid storage disorders, mucopolysaccharidoses
Cvs- heart failure
Apparent - chest hyperexpansion from bronchiolitis or asthma
