Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
• Bacterial
• Viral (EBV)
• Parasitic
• Fungal
Congestive
• Cirrhosis
• Thrombus (e.g. Hepatic, Portal, Splenic)
Infiltrative - Non-Malignant
• Amyloidosis
• Gaucher's Disease
• Glycogen Storage Disease
Infiltrative - Malignant
• Lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Myeloproliferative disorders (eg. polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytosis, myelofibrosis)
Inflammatory
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Sarcoidosis
• Felty's Disease
• Serum Sickness
Hemolytic Disease
• Sickle Cell Disease (children)
• Thalassemia
• Congenital Spherocytosis
• Acquired causes
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