Inflammation of the spleen

Among the internal organs in the human body, the most enigmatic and poorly studied is the spleen. Despite the many functions that it performs, including hematopoiesis, vital processes continue even after its removal. Splenic, lenitis or inflammation of the spleen is a very rare pathology, which never flows in isolation and independently. This problem is always a consequence of other diseases of the abdominal cavity.

Causes of inflammation of the spleen

Lienite can provoke the following factors and conditions:

To establish the exact causes of pathology, diagnostic studies are needed.

Symptoms of inflammation of the spleen

The course of splenic infection can be latent, without pronounced signs. Specific clinical manifestations occur only in severe inflammatory processes:

Often, the pathology extends to the liver, which causes pain on the right side of the ribs, fever and chills, increased heart rate, sometimes yellowing of the skin and sclera.

Treatment of inflammation of the spleen

The therapy of lenitis is based on the fight against the underlying cause of the disease.

To stop the inflammatory processes are appointed:

As supportive measures, the treatment of inflammation of the spleen with folk remedies, namely herbs (sage, wormwood, thyme, chicory) is practiced.

If conservative therapy does not produce the proper effect, surgical intervention is prescribed: