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Hepatomegaly

 
 

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Definition

Hepatomegaly is the condition of having an enlarged liver. It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatomegaly).

 

Disease relevance of Hepatomegaly

  • The two groups were similar in the detection of alpha-fetoprotein (approximately 60%) and in the major clinical findings: hepatomegaly, 76.25% and 86.96%, respectively; and ascites, 57.50% and 47.83%, respectively [1].
  • Their combination applied to the 96 patients with ferritin level of </=1000 microgram/L, normal aspartate aminotransferase values, and absence of hepatomegaly showed that no severe fibrosis was encountered in this subgroup of patients [2].
  • Symptoms attributable to hepatotoxicity were minimal or absent; reversible hepatomegaly was seen in two patients, whereas three patients had signs of nonhepatic amiodarone toxicity before or with hepatotoxicity [3].
  • Deletion of Pten in the liver resulted in increased fatty acid synthesis, accompanied by hepatomegaly and fatty liver phenotype [4].
  • The amount of C3 deposited on the CLL cells was significantly higher in patients with organomegaly (i.e., splenomegaly and/or hepatomegaly) [5].
 

Psychiatry related information on Hepatomegaly

  • A 3-year-old boy had recurrent episodes of lethargy, encephalopathy, and hepatomegaly accompanied by hypoglycemia, elevated liver aminotransferase and creatine kinase values, and nonketotic dicarboxylic aciduria; the serum carnitine level was moderately reduced [6].
  • PPC did not affect diet or alcohol consumption [15.4 +/- 0.5 G/(kg.d)], but the ethanol-induced hepatomegaly and the hepatic accumulation of lipids (principally triglycerides and cholesterol esters) and proteins were about half those in rats not given PPC [7].
 

High impact information on Hepatomegaly

  • Eight of the 16 homozygous subjects had clinical findings that were consistent with the presence of hereditary hemochromatosis, such as hepatomegaly, skin pigmentation, and arthritis [8].
  • The hepatomegaly that appears after long-term feeding of ethanol results in accumulation of protein that is quantitatively as important as the increase in lipid [9].
  • Carbenicillin disodium was temporally associated with eight episodes of a mild reversible anicteric hepatitis characterized by nausea, vomiting, and a tender, somewhat enlarged liver [10].
  • These changes correlated with reduced body adiposity, hepatomegaly and steatosis, and postprandial plasma insulin and glucose levels [11].
  • In addition, we have monitored 7 cases of hepatotoxicity and suspect that the frequency of this complication is increasing; a history of MDMA misuse should be sought in young people presenting with unexplained jaundice or hepatomegaly [12].
 

Chemical compound and disease context of Hepatomegaly

 

Biological context of Hepatomegaly

 

Anatomical context of Hepatomegaly

 

Gene context of Hepatomegaly

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Hepatomegaly

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