Hepatomegaly

Enlarged liver

Hepatomegaly: Hepatomegaly is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:

• Enlarged liver

Causes of Enlarged liver (Hepatomegaly): See detailed list of causes below.

Enlarged liver (medical symptom): Swelling of the liver.

Introduction: Hepatomegaly

Enlarged liver (medical symptom): A swollen liver is the symptom of many possible disorders, and needs prompt professional medical investigation. It is often related to a similar symptom: swollen spleen. There are many condition that may cause swollen liver or enlarged liver, including liver disorders such as hepatitis and various other diseases not directly related to the liver.

Causes of Enlarged liver (Hepatomegaly)

The list of medical condition causes of Enlarged liver (Hepatomegaly) includes:

• Liver disorders
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Alcoholic liver cirrhosis
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Liver abscess

All 1314 causes of Enlarged liver

More Specific Symptoms for Hepatomegaly:

Review the causes of the following types of more specific symptoms for Hepatomegaly:

• Enlarged liver and spleen (1170 causes)
• Swollen spleen (1232 causes)

Related Symptoms for Hepatomegaly

Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Hepatomegaly:

• Enlarged spleen (1232 causes)
• Hepatomegaly (1314 causes)
• Hepatitis (42 causes)
• Cirrohosis of liver
• Malaria
• Hydatid cyst
• Amoebiasis
• Hapatocellular carcinoma
• Leukemia

Broader Symptom Types for Hepatomegaly:

Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Hepatomegaly:

• Liver symptoms (1644 causes)
• Enlarged liver and spleen (1170 causes)
• Swelling symptoms (3730 causes)
• Liver problems (1613 causes)
• Swollen spleen (1232 causes)
• Spleen symptoms (1175 causes)
• Upper abdominal symptoms (2707 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (5299 causes)

More Symptom Information for Hepatomegaly

For a medical symptom description of 'Hepatomegaly', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Enlarged liver (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Hepatomegaly' may be possible.

More information on symptom: Enlarged liver:

• Enlarged liver

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