What Could be Causing Enlarged Liver?

What Causes Enlarged Liver?

In order to hopefully treat and prevent recurrence of enlarged liver we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow enlarged liver to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind enlarged liver consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to enlarged liver. Here are four possibilities:

Leukemia
Cancer In General
Infectious Mononucleosis
Sarcoidosis

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

chronic dry cough

recurrent bronchitis

minor problem with cysts

blood clotting problems

recent onset fatigue

multiple swollen cervical nodes

recent loss of appetite

multiple painful cervical nodes

occasional unexplained fevers

diffuse bone pain

elevated eosinophil count

vision disturbances

... and more than 40 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of enlarged liver:

Cause	Probability	Status
Sarcoidosis	95%	Confirm
Leukemia	12%	Unlikely
Infectious Mononucleosis	1%	Ruled out
Cancer In General	1%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate liver problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Is your liver enlarged? This may have been diagnosed by a doctor, or you may be able to feel a lump/discomfort/pain when you press gently under your right ribcage.

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No, confirmed normal
→ Possibly - I think I can feel it
→ Yes, confirmed slight enlargement
→ Yes, confirmed significant enlargement

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate normal sized liver, possible enlarged liver or enlarged liver, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Cancer, General

The liver is a common site for metastatic cancer.

Leukemia

Sarcoidosis

Infectious Mononucleosis - Mono

Mild enlargement of the liver may occur.

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