Pregnant women should be alert to any abnormal physical conditions, as there are some unhealthy factors in the mother's body that can often affect the good development of the fetus. For example, some pregnant women may have splenomegaly during physical examination, which is an abnormal symptom during pregnancy. So, what's wrong with pregnant women having enlarged spleen?
1. Pregnant women with splenomegaly are often associated with various reasons. It may be caused by infectious factors, non infectious factors, or splenomegaly caused by a disease in the spleen itself.
2. Splenomegaly caused by common infectious causes is often an acute infection, such as bacterial infection, viral infection, spirochete infection, and less common rickettsia infection. Some chronic infections can also cause splenomegaly, such as chronic schistosomiasis, chronic viral hepatitis, and chronic malaria.
3. Splenomegaly caused by non infectious factors is more common in chronic congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, and chronic stenotic pericarditis. Some blood disorders can also cause splenomegaly, such as acute and chronic leukemia, malignant lymphoma, connective tissue disease, etc.
4. Splenomegaly caused by some diseases of the spleen itself is commonly referred to as splenic cysts or tumor lesions. In short, pregnant women with splenomegaly should be vigilant and further examination should be conducted on the initially discovered symptoms. After confirming the cause of splenomegaly, timely treatment should be carried out.
