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hepatosplenomegaly /hep·a·to·sple·no·meg·a·ly/ (-splen″o-meg´ah-le) enlargement of the liver and spleen.
hepatosplenomegaly [-splē′nōmeg′əlē] Etymology: Gk, hēpar, liver, splen + megas, large enlargement of the spleen and liver. hepatosplenomegaly enlargement of the liver and spleen. hepatosplenomegaly Medtalk Enlarged liver and spleen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Infection during pregnancy can lead to stillbirth; surviving infants may be born with hepatosplenomegaly, fever, rash, or chorioretinitis. Two who seroconverted had a sore throat and 2 had diarrhea, but none had other upper or lower respiratory symptoms, abnormal chest radiograph results, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, bleeding, rash, altered consciousness, or abnormal neurologic findings. These ranged from so-called "Crix-belly" to "buffalo hump" to facial lipoatrophy/visceral fat accumulation/peripheral fat wasting ("lipodystrophy"), to a complex of possibly mitochondrial-DNA-dysfunction-associated effects such as lactic acidosis and hepatosplenomegaly to--also seen before HAART--peripheral neuropathy and myopathy. |
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