Misdiagnosis of Enlarged liver and spleen

Enlarged liver and spleen: Related Misdiagnoses

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease.

Enlarged liver and spleen: Possibly Deadly Misdiagnoses

Some of the causes, which may potentially be dangerous or fatal if left undiagnosed, may include:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - enlarged spleen
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult - enlarged spleen
Acute myeloid leukemia - enlarged spleen
Autoimmune Hepatitis - enlarged liver
Cystic Fibrosis - enlarged spleen
Hereditary Hemochromatosis - enlarged liver
Hodgkin's Disease - enlarged spleen
Infective endocarditis - enlarged spleen
Leukemia - Swollen liver
Liver cancer - enlarged liver
Liver conditions - Hepatomegaly
Lupus - enlarged spleen
Lymphoma - enlarged spleen
Multiple Myeloma - enlarged spleen
Myelodysplastic syndromes - enlarged spleen
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - enlarged spleen
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia - enlarged spleen
Vitamin B12 Deficiency - enlarged spleen
Wilson's Disease - swollen liver
Hemochromatosis - enlarged liver
Leukaemia
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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Enlarged liver and spleen:

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