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WHat Causes Sharp Pain In Spleen?

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Posted on Thu, 6 Mar 2014
Question: 60 YR OLD FEMALE WITH SHARP PAINS IN MY SPLEEN AREA FATHER HAD ENLARGRD SPLEEN
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (49 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Madam, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well there can be a lot of causes of this kind of pain , where the spleen is located lot of other organs are also there like stomach , tail of pancreas , intestine etc. So , It cannot be said as to what organ is the culprit . It will require abdominal examintion to say anything . A USG examination is highly recommended to make any kind of diagnosis . Enlarged spleen in your father may be related to it or may be not . I will advise you to see a physician for this . Take care. Dr. Shruti
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WHat Causes Sharp Pain In Spleen?

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Madam, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well there can be a lot of causes of this kind of pain , where the spleen is located lot of other organs are also there like stomach , tail of pancreas , intestine etc. So , It cannot be said as to what organ is the culprit . It will require abdominal examintion to say anything . A USG examination is highly recommended to make any kind of diagnosis . Enlarged spleen in your father may be related to it or may be not . I will advise you to see a physician for this . Take care. Dr. Shruti