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Splenomegaly

Published on Mar 15, 2016

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Splenomegaly

By Devon Foote

What is it

  • Splenomegaly is simply the enlarging of the spleen
  • There are not different stages to this disease
  • this disease is no communicable

Symptoms

  • Symptoms: Enlarged spleen, Fatigue, pain, and easy bleeding

Effects

  • This could have many more effects on a person then just symptoms
  • Could cause a person to feel full with out eating that can cause them to not eat
  • Make people not want to work out or train due to always being tired

Background

  • I could not find any information on when or who discovered splenomegaly

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What causes it

  • Splenomegaly is caused mostly by mutation in the body that causes the spleen to enlarge
  • It could be a possibility that it could get passed down

Diagnosed

  • This is diagnosed by a doctor
  • they will have to give you a physical exam and put you through test to make sure it is splenomegaly

Treatment

  • There are a couple treatment methods for splenomegaly
  • You can have several vaccinations that could help reduce the size

Treatment

  • You can also take other antibiotics to help
  • The last resort would be surgery to remove the spleen

conclusion

  • The most interesting thing i learned was how big the spleen can acually get
  • The size of a normal one to one of splenomegaly is crazy

Conclusion

Bibliography

  • "Enlarged Spleen (splenomegaly)." Definition. Web. 26 Mar. 2015. .
  • "MedlinePlus." - Search Results For: Splenomegaly. Web. 26 Mar. 2015. .