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Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics
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Hepato- and splenomegaly in selected metabolic diseases – diagnostics and differentiation

Patryk Lipiński
,
Irena Jankowska
,
Edyta Szymańska
,
Dariusz Rokicki
,
Anna Tylki-Szymańska

Pediatr Pol 2018; 93 (1): 74–79
Online publish date: 2018/03/19
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Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly are non-specific symptoms, which may be found both in pathology and in physiology in certain age groups. Liver enlargement may be associated with the dysfunction of this organ; however, it is not an obligatory fact. Therefore, the diagnostics of isolated hepatomegaly or hepatosplenomegaly should be complex, and it involves a multidisciplinary approach.

The aim of this manuscript was to present the pathogenesis and diagnostic process of hepato- and splenomegaly in metabolic diseases.
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hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, diagnostic process