3B81.B
Hypersplenism
Hiperesplenismo
CategoryDefinition
A disease caused by determinants such as cirrhosis, malaria, tuberculosis or inflammatory disorders leading overactive spleen function. This disease is characterised by the presence of an enlarged spleen. Confirmation is by identification through medical imaging.
Exclusions
- Splenomegaly, not elsewhere classified
- congenital splenomegaly
Index Terms
Hypersplenismbig spleen syndromehyperspleniahyperfunction of spleenincreased splenic activityspleen metaplasiasplenic metaplasiaGamna diseaseGandy Nanta diseaseSplenic primary panhaematopeniaMyeloid metaplasiaAgnogenic myeloid metaplasiaMyelogenous metaplasia