spleen enlargement

The spleen becomes enlarged in HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIA, HODGKIN'S DISEASE, INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS, KALA-AZAR, LEUKAEMIA, MALARIA, non-Hodgkin's LYMPHOMA, SCHISTOSOMIASIS, SEPTICAEMIA, SYPHILIS, THALASSAEMIA, TRYPANOSOMIASIS, TUBERCULOSIS, TYPHOID and TYPHUS.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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