Suggest treatment for enlargement in liver
Patient: My son who is 13 years old has been diagnosed with an enlarged liver. The hepatitis tests have come back negative and the one mono test is negative.  We are waiting on one more Mono test to come back.  What else would cause a viral infection that enlarges the liver? Doctor: Hi welcome to health care magic... The enlarged liver can be from viral hepatitis infection as well as from fatty liver or from hemolytic anemia like condition... For viral hepatitis work up done with... -sgpt and sgot estimation-hbsag detection -anti hcv detection-serum bilirubinFor hemolytic anemia work up done with... -Peripheral smear examination -retic count -LDH estimation If needed hb electrophoresis done to rule out hemoglobinopathy if present... Like thalasemia also can lead this... According to cause further treatment can be guided.... Take careAdvise : physician consultation for examination...