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Your spleen is an organ that sits just below your left rib cage. Many conditions — including infections, liver disease and some cancers — can cause an ...
If you have an enlarged spleen, a less forceful trauma might cause rupture. Without emergency treatment, the internal bleeding caused by a ruptured spleen can ...
An enlarged spleen is usually detected during a physical exam. Your doctor can often feel it by gently examining your left upper belly.
Ruptured spleen. If your spleen ruptures due to a severe abdominal injury or because of an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), the result may be life-threatening, ...
Diagnosis · Physical exam. Your health care provider will press on your abdomen to determine the size of your spleen and whether it's tender. · Blood tests. Blood ...
Learn about what your spleen does and what can happen if it becomes enlarged.
Swollen lymph nodes in your neck and armpits; Swollen tonsils; Headache; Skin rash; Soft, swollen spleen. The virus has an incubation period of about four to ...
Fatigue; Enlarged spleen. When to see a doctor. Make an appointment with your doctor if you have signs of thrombocytopenia that worry you. Bleeding ...
The spleen helps you fight infection, but you can live without it if you have to. Learn about the risks and results of this surgery to remove the spleen.
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