Esplenomegalia

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Esplenomegalia

Definición:

Es un agrandamiento del bazo más allá del tamaño normal.

Nombres alternativos:

Agrandamiento del bazo; Bazo agrandado

Consideraciones generales:

El bazo es un órgano que integra el sistema linfático y filtra la sangre para mantener los glóbulos rojos, los glóbulos blancos y las plaquetas saludables.

Dada su gran variedad de funciones, el bazo puede resultar afectado por muchas afecciones que comprometen al sistema linfático o sanguíneo, al igual que por infecciones, neoplasias malignas, enfermedad hepática y parásitos.

Los síntomas de la esplenomegalia abarcan:

Causas comunes:

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