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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Liver And Spleen

My co workers baby was admitted last night to Texas Childrens Hospital with high fever, extremely elevated white blood count and swollen liver and spleen, she was informed a little while ago they are admitting the baby to the oncology department. I am wondering what all this could mean. She said they are running more test but has no more information. Do you know what this could be?
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
Enlarged spleen is called splenomegaly and there are various causes possibly leading to this. In first case these are infections such as mononucleosis Parasitic infections, such as toxoplasmosis or Bacterial infections. It means that any infection in your body may lead to spleen enlargement. Second most common causes include autoimmune diseases such as hrombocytopenia. If this is ruled out by specific tests then some other causes may be considered and some are more or less serious such as Leukemia Lymphoma, or someInflammatory diseases such as sarcoidosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. In every case, infectious causes are treated with antibiotics and other causes may require surgical removal of spleen.
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Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Liver And Spleen

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. Enlarged spleen is called splenomegaly and there are various causes possibly leading to this. In first case these are infections such as mononucleosis Parasitic infections, such as toxoplasmosis or Bacterial infections. It means that any infection in your body may lead to spleen enlargement. Second most common causes include autoimmune diseases such as hrombocytopenia. If this is ruled out by specific tests then some other causes may be considered and some are more or less serious such as Leukemia Lymphoma, or someInflammatory diseases such as sarcoidosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. In every case, infectious causes are treated with antibiotics and other causes may require surgical removal of spleen. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.