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Causes of hepatomegaly

There are several potential causes of hepatomegaly including:

Infection: congenital, infectious mononucleosis, hepatitis, malaria

Haematological: sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia

Malignancy: leukaemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, Wilm’s tumour, hepatoblastoma

Metabolic: glycogen and lipid storage disorders, mucopolysaccharidoses

Cardiovascular: heart failure

Apparent hepatomegaly: chest hyper-expansion (e.g. bronchiolitis/asthma)