Causes of Splenomegaly

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that the spleen and stomach are the basis of health. If there is a problem with the spleen and stomach, it will be difficult for the human body to maintain a healthy state. Therefore, many health experts focus on methods to strengthen the spleen and stomach when introducing health care. However, even so, the human spleen and stomach are very prone to problems. For example, splenomegaly is a common manifestation of spleen damage.

Speaking of splenomegaly, some friends may not know about this disease, mainly because its incidence is not high, but its harm to the human body is much more serious than gastrointestinal diseases. Generally, splenomegaly is divided into infectious and non-infectious types in clinical practice. The specific causes of splenomegaly are:

1. Infectivity

(1) Acute infections occur in viral infections, rickettsial infections, bacterial infections, spirochetal infections, and parasitic infections.

(2) Chronic infection is seen in chronic viral hepatitis, chronic schistosomiasis, chronic malaria, kala-azar, etc.

2. Non-infectious

(1) Congestion is seen in cirrhosis, chronic congestive right heart failure, chronic constrictive pericarditis or large pericardial effusion, idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, etc.

(2) Blood diseases are seen in various types of acute and chronic leukemia, erythroleukemia, erythremia, malignant lymphoma, malignant histiocytosis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemolytic anemia, polycythemia vera, multiple myeloma, hypersplenism, etc.

(3) Connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, polyarteritis nodosa, etc.

(4) Histiocytic proliferative diseases such as Lehr-Schönlein disease, xantholipomatosis syndrome, and eosinophilic granuloma.

(5) Lipid storage diseases such as Gaucher disease and Niemann-Pick disease.

(6) Splenic tumors and splenic cysts Primary malignant tumors of the spleen are rare, with splenic lymphoma being the most common. Primary cancer lesions are mostly located in the digestive tract, most commonly in the stomach and colorectum.

After understanding the causes of splenomegaly, I hope that all friends can pay enough attention to this disease. Generally, according to the severity of the patient's symptoms, splenomegaly is divided into three different degrees, namely mild, moderate and extreme. No matter what causes the splenomegaly, the harm of the disease should not be underestimated. Therefore, once the symptoms of splenomegaly appear, I hope you can receive timely treatment.