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Spleen pain is a pain felt from the left upper quadrant of the abdomen or epigastrium where the human spleen is located or neighboring. [1] Etiology. Splenomegaly
Micrograph of hyaloserositis of the spleen (sugar-coated spleen). H&E stain. In pathology, hyaloserositis is the coating of an organ with a fibrous hyaline, [1] resulting from inflammation of the serous membrane covering the organ. [2] The spleen is commonly affected and often referred to as sugar-coated spleen. [3]
The spleen (from Anglo-Norman espleen, ult. from Ancient Greek σπλήν, splḗn) [1] is an organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node , it acts primarily as a blood filter.
central nervous system infections (meningitis, encephalitis), inflammation and infection of the spleen and liver, infection and inflammation of the epididymus and testicles (epididymo-orchitis), arthritis, inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers (endocarditis). [2] Diagnostic method
Spleen. Adrenals. Bowel (they can see inflammation, masses, thickening of the intestinal wall, and lymph nodes in the small and large intestine) Bladders and ureters.
The basic pathology is some kind of obstructive pathology in the portal, hepatic or splenic vein that causes obstruction of venous blood flow from the spleen towards the heart. The cause of such obstruction may be abnormalities present at birth (congenital) of certain veins, blood clots, or various underlying disorders causing inflammation and ...
The spleen is a lymphatic organ, which means it is largely involved in the immune system and immune responses. When the spleen becomes enlarged, it is a strong sign of infection somewhere in the body and can be caused by inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Kehr's sign in the left shoulder is considered a classic symptom of a ruptured spleen. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] May result from diaphragmatic or peridiaphragmatic lesions, renal calculi, splenic injury or ruptured ectopic pregnancy.