Most of the patients with splenomegaly can be restored to normal by medication, while a few patients have poor effect of medication, the specific reason may be related to whether the cause of splenomegaly can be lifted or not, such as cirrhosis of the liver and so on.
Spleen enlargement may be due to physiological reasons, such as congenital spleen enlargement; it may also be due to pathological reasons, such as spleen enlargement caused by liver cirrhosis and spleen enlargement after typhoid infection.
1. Physiologic splenomegaly: Commonly found in congenital splenomegaly, usually without any symptoms, and no need to take medication, regular review can be.
2. Pathologic splenomegaly.
(1) Splenomegaly caused by liver cirrhosis: obstruction of splenic venous return due to portal hypertension, resulting in stasis enlargement of the spleen.
(2) Splenomegaly caused by typhoid infection: typhoid infection causes immune abnormality in the spleen, resulting in splenomegaly.
Treatment of splenomegaly: Splenomegaly after typhoid infection can be relieved after antibiotic treatment of the primary disease, and commonly used drugs include ofloxacin, etc. However, splenomegaly caused by cirrhosis often results in hypersplenism, which is difficult to be cured by drugs, and splenectomy is often needed.
When splenomegaly occurs, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of a professional doctor, do not blindly buy drugs on your own, so as not to delay the condition.