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Multiple Symptom Search
This feature does not provide an accurate diagnosis feature. The
multiple-symptom search feature of our web site uses a simplistic and
automated analysis of our database of symptoms, complications, and disease
data. It shows the possible disease causes that we have listed that may
contain in their symptoms lists the one, two, or more symptoms that are
searched for.

Beta Symptom Search
This multi-symptom search feature is in "beta" status. In the computer
industry, this refers to a feature that is still undergoing testing and is
not finalized. It is likely to contain errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or
various other problems.

Not for Diagnosis
Do not use the information from the multi-symptom search for diagnosis. Even
if the resulting causes list is only a single disease, or a short list of
diseases, this is not an accurate diagnostic list. Only a doctor can give an
accurate diagnosis. Refer to our articles on the pitfalls of self-diagnosis.

Furthermore, this information cannot be guaranteed as accurate, and in fact
is likely to contain errors or omissions. Some of the errors or omissions
may include:

Disease causes may be missing
Multiple diseases may be causing the symptoms
Side effects of prescription drugs, herbs, foods, natural remedies, etc.,
may be causing the symptoms but these are not listed by the search feature.
A combination of diseases, side effects, or other causes may be causing the
symptoms, but the tool does not consider these permutations.

There are numerous reasons for these limitations of the multi-symptom
search's accuracy:

Automated analysis is simplistic and not accurate
Not all causes are considered (e.g. drug side effects, herbs, etc.)
Multiple causes of symptoms are not considered
The feature is still in beta
Not all diseases are in our database
Not all symptoms are in our database
Not all relationships between diseases and symptoms are in our database
Symptoms may be inaccurately described by the user, or not reported.
Symptoms searched by a user may be "suggested", psychosomatic, or otherwise
not really present.

See Your Doctor
Only an in-person visit to a doctor can give an accurate diagnosis. See
above for various reasons why this multiple-symptom search feature is not as
accurate as a doctor. Refer to our article on the pitfalls of self-diagnosis
for discussion of why a patient cannot accurately self-diagnose.

Other Causes of Symptoms
The multiple symptom search does not report all possible causes of symptoms.
See above for a detailed list of the limitations of the multiple symptom
search. Other possible causes that may not be listed on the results of the
multiple symptom search may include:

Diseases with only one of the symptoms - it is possible that other symptoms
are not related to the primary complaint.
Diseases not included in our database
Diseases for which our database contains inadequate symptom relationships
Diseases which cause a symptom by causing another disease that has that
symptom
Diseases causing a symptom that is similar but not identical to the one
searched for
Diseases for which a symptom is uncommon
Multiple diseases may be causing the symptoms
Side effects of prescription drugs
Side effects of herbs, foods, natural remedies, toxins, substances, etc.
Drug interactions
Other interactions such as herb-drug, food-drug or food-food interactions
Multiple diseases co-occurring
A combination of diseases, side effects, interactions, or other causes

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Diagnosis » Self Diagnosis Pitfalls

Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
Self diagnosis is a dangerous practice. In fact, it is one of the most
likely ways to get a misdiagnosis, which is the one thing we want to avoid.
We recommend you always seek prompt professional in-person medical advice
from your local qualified medical professional.

In practice, self diagnosis is common for many of the most common symptoms
and ailments. When you feel the symptoms of a common cold coming on, you
don't always rush to the doctor to confirm it. We nevertheless urge you to
consult with your doctor about any symptoms, particularly if there is any
doubt or concern, or if the symptoms concern a child, infant, elderly, ill,
infirm, pregnant, or otherwise at-risk patient.

There are two main ways that a self-diagnosis can go wrong: failure to
diagnose a serious illness, or the incorrect self-diagnosis with an
extremely serious disease. In the first case, an example would be the
failure to diagnose a fever as being caused by meningitis or other serious
causes of fever (see misdiagnosis of fever).

Over-diagnosis of serious diseases
In the second case, a person making a self-diagnosis may erroneously come to
the belief that they have something serious. There are serious and deadly
causes of just about every symptom, but that doesn't mean that you have one
of them. Just because you have unexplained weight loss, doesn't mean you
have cancer. Just because you feel anxious doesn't mean you have an anxiety
disorder. Feeling sadness doesn't always mean you have clinical depression.
This type of over-diagnosis of serious illnesses, a kind of hyperchondria,
has even been given its own coined name: 'cyberchondria' (i.e. hyperchondria
in the cyber-world).

Why Doesn't Self Diagnosis Work?
In short, you're not an expert. Only your doctor has the knowledge and
experience to properly perform the process of diagnosis. You don't really
know how to diagnose a fever, and you haven't actually seen that many fevers
compared to your doctor.

Another reason is that you can't always see all your symptoms. An in-person
face-to-face consultation with your doctor allows the doctors to see
numerous forms of visual information about your symptoms. In the fever
example again, your doctor can assess your facial color, general appearance,
and lots of other aspects of how you present that you are probably not even
aware of. The doctor can then, almost subconsciously, compare this situation
in its entirety with the numerous other fevers that he/she has seen in their
career.

Another reason is that your illness can interfere with your mental
processing. For example, a fever can impede your ability to make decisions.
Any mental health symptoms can obviously impact upon your ability to make
judgements.

In summary, you should always consult with your family doctor about all
medical decisions. Self-diagnosis is no substitute for face-to-face expert
medical attention.

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Causes of Swollen spleen
244 causes of Swollen spleen

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as
a possible cause of Swollen spleen in our database from various sources.

Acanthocheilonemiasis
Acromegaly - enlarged spleen
Acute leukemias
Acute lymphatic leukemia
Adult T cell leukemia
African Sleeping sickness - enlarged spleen
Alpha-L-iduronidase deficiency
Amyloidosis
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinaemia
Apolipoprotein C-II deficiency
Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome - enlarged spleen
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2
Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia - enlarged spleen
Babesiosis
Bartonella
Bartonellosis
Bejel
Beta thalassaemia (heterozygous)
Brucellosis - enlarged spleen
Buddd-Chiari syndrome
Cardiac failure
Cardiac failure, right sided
Castleman's disease
Cat scratch disease
Cat scratch fever
Chagas disease - Hepatosplenomegaly
Chediak-Higashi disease
Cholesterol ester storage disease
Chronic Granulomatous Disease - enlarged spleen
Chronic Hepatitis C - Enlarged spleen
Chronic lymphatic leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis of the liver - Enlarged spleen
Common variable hypogammaglobulinaemia
Common Variable Immunodeficiency - enlarged spleen
Congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia type 1
Congenital erythropoeitic porphyria
Congenital syphilis - swollen spleen
Congenital Toxoplasmosis - enlarged spleen
Coproporphyria, hereditary
Coxsackie
Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome
Cryoglobulinemia - enlarged liver and spleen
Cystic Fibrosis - enlarged spleen
Cytomegalic Inclusion Body Disease - Splenomegaly
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus disease
Dengue
Drug reaction  (see below)
Endocarditis
Epstein-Barr virus
Essential thrombocythemia
Extramedullary haemopoiesis
Familial alphalipoprotein deficiency
Familial histiocytic reticulosis
Familial hypertriglyceridaemia
Farber's disease
Felty syndrome
Felty's syndrome
Filaria
Filgrastim
Fluke infections - Hepatosplenomegaly
Fucosidosis
Fungal blastomycosis
Galactose epimerase deficiency
Galactosemia type 1
Gamma heavy chain disease
Gangliosidosis GM1, type 3
Gangliosidosis GM3
Gaucher disease - spleen enlargement
Gaucher's disease
Geleophysic dysplasia
Generalized gangliosidosis GM1
Glucose phosphate isomerase deficiency
Glycogenosis type 4
Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
Granuloma inguinale
Haemochromatosis
Haemoglobin C disease
Haemoglobin E disease
Haemoglobin SC disease
Haemolytic disease of the newborn
Hairy cell leukaemia
Hairy-cell leukemia
Helminth infections - Hepatosplenomegaly
Hemolytic anaemia
Hepatic portal vein obstruction
Hepatic vein thrombosis
Hepatitis B
Hepatoma - enlarged spleen
Hereditary spherocytosis
Histiocytosis X
Histoplasmosis
Hodgkin's disease
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Human immunodeficiency virus
Hunter syndrome
Hyper-IgM Syndrome - enlarged spleen
Hyperbilirubinemia - enlarged spleen
I-cell disease
Iduronate sulphatase deficiency
Iminodipeptiduria
Immune-mediated hemolysis
Immunoproliferative diseases - Hepatosplenomegaly
Infectious mononucleosis
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Kala-azar
Kartagener's syndrome
Leishmaniasis - enlarged spleen
Leprosy
Letterer-Siwe syndrome
Leukemia - Swollen spleen
Liver conditions - Splenomegaly
Local bacterial infection
Long chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Lupus - enlarged spleen
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Lymphoma - enlarged spleen
Macroglobulinemia
Malaria - enlarged spleen
Malaria (benign quartan)
Malaria (benign tertian)
Malaria (malignant tertian)
Mastocytosis
McLeod phenotype
Measles
Metastatic tumor
Mevalonate kinase deficiency
Mixed essential cryoglobulinaemia
Mononucleosis - enlarged spleen
Mosquito-borne diseases - Splenomegaly
Mu chain disease
Mucopolysaccharidosis VI
Mucopolysaccharidosis VII - spleen enlargement
Mycobacterial infections - Splenomegaly
Mycosis fungoides
Myelodysplastic syndromes - Splenomegaly
Myelofibrosis
Myeloma
Myeloproliferative disorder
Neutrophilia, hereditary
Niemann-Pick disease - spleen enlargement
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - enlarged spleen
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Norrbottnian Gaucher disease
Osteopetrosis (malignant)
Pancreatic cancer
Paracoccidiomycosis
Paragonimiasis
Pinta
Plague
Plummer-Vionson syndrome
Polycythaemia rubra vera
Polycythemia - enlarged spleen
Polycythemia rubra vera
Polycythemia vera
Portal hypertension - enlarged spleen
Portal vein obstruction
Primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary thrombocythemia, acquired
Protozoa
Psittacosis
Red cell enzyme defect
Relapsing fever - enlarged spleen
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rickettsiae
Rubella
Rubella congenital syndrome - Hepatosplenomegaly
Salla disease
Sandhoff Disease - enlarged liver and spleen
Sandhoff's disease
Sanfilippo disease
Sarcoid
Sarcoidosis
Scheie syndrome
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosomiasis - hepatosplenomegaly
Scrub typus
Sea blue histiocytosis
Secondary deposits from a local malignancy
Septicaemia
Serum sickness
Sickle Cell Anemia - spleen enlargement
Sickle cell crisis (abdominal / sequestration)
Sickle cell disease
SLE
Sleeping sickness (East African)
Sleeping sickness (West African)
Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Hepatosplenomegaly
Speech impairment - Hepatosplenomegaly
Spherocytosis - enlarged spleen
Sphingomyelinase deficiency
Spleen abscess
Spleen conditions - Splenomegaly
Spleen cyst
Spleen dermoid
Spleen hemangioma
Spleen hydatid cyst
Splenic rupture
Splenic vein obstruction
Spotted fevers - Hepatosplenomegaly
Still's Disease, Juvenile-Onset
Syphilis
Syphilis, congenital
Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - enlarged spleen
Systemic lupus erythematosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Tangier disease - enlarged spleen
Tertiary syphilis
Thalassemia - mild spleen enlargement
Thalassemias
Thrombocythemia - enlarged spleen
Thrombocytopenia - enlarged spleen
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Toxocariasis - Enlarged spleen
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasma, congenital
Trench fever
Tricuspid valve diseases - Hepatosplenomegaly
Trypanosomiasis
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
Typhoid fever - splenomegaly
Typhus fever
Tyrosinaemia type 1
Visceral larva migrans
Visceral leishmaniasis
Vitamin A overdose - enlarged spleen
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Waldenström macroglobulinaemia
Weil's syndrome - Splenomegaly
Whipple's disease
Wilson disease
Wilson's Disease - swollen spleen
Yaws
Zimmermann-Laband syndrome

                 Drug side effect causes of Swollen spleen

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause
Swollen spleen as a side effect.

   Filgastrim
   Neupogen
   Lenogastrim
   Granocyte