•Congestive splenomegaly due
to cirrhotic or non cirrhotic portal hypertension or splenic vein
obstruction
•Hemolytic anemias due to
extramedullary hematopoiesis
•Chronic infections especially
malaria and kala-azar in endemic areas
•Malignancies
•Storage disorders
,especially Gaucher’s, and Niemann-pick
disease
•Anatomical lesions like
splenic cysts, hemangiomas or hamartomas
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