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Overview

Left upper quadrant pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or general medical conditions. Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving spleen, stomach (also presents as epigastric and back pain), pancreas (usually present with epigastric and back pain), splenic flexure of the left colon (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain) and left kidney (flank pain). Pain originating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localize accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, infective endocarditis, intestinal lymphangiectasia, ischemic colitis, malignant hypertension, mesenteric artery ischemia, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, purulent pericarditis, rheumatoid vasculitis, splenic artery aneurysm, splenic artery embolization, splenic infarction, systemic vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning	Algal toxin in shellfish, aluminum toxicity, arsenic poisoning, cadmium toxicity, chromium poisoning, copper poisoning, ecstasy overdose, ethylene glycol poisoning, food poisoning, gold, iron poisoning, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, methanol, organophosphate poisoning, saw palmetto, silver poisoning, toxic mushrooms
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Scarlet fever, scleroderma, shingles
Drug Side Effect	Aspirin, colchicine toxicity, diclofenac, didanosine, fentanyl toxicity, hydroxyurea, ibuprofen, indomethacin, malignant hyperthermia, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), propylthiouracil, Reye's syndrome, statins, steroid abuse, thrombolytic therapy, tramadol toxicity, vitamin D toxicity
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Addisonian crisis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, carcinoid, diabetic ketoacidosis, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Environmental	Organophosphate poisoning, saw palmetto
Gastroenterologic	Abdominal compartment syndrome, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, atraumatic splenic rupture, autoimmune pancreatitis, Bannayan-Zonana syndrome, bile reflux disease, bulimia nervosa, celiac disease, chronic constipation, collagenous colitis, colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, congestive splenomegaly, Crohn's disease, cystic metastasis to the spleen, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, familial adenomatous polyposis, Felty's syndrome, gastric carcinoma, gastrinoma, gastritis, gastroenteritis, Gaucher disease, hepatorenal syndrome, hiatus hernia, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, intussusception, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, milk-alkali syndrome, Ménétrier's disease, pancreatic cystic neoplasms, pancreatic tail cancer, peptic ulcer disease, perforated gastric ulcer, peritonitis, pernicious anemia, polycystic kidney disease with splenic cysts, porphyria, pseudocysts cystic splenosis, scarlet fever, scleroderma, somatostatinoma, splenic abscess, splenic infarction, splenic laceration and trauma, splenic lymphoma, splenosis, stress ulcer, subphrenic abscess, traumatic splenic rupture, typhoid fever, ulcerative colitis, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, volvulus, wandering spleen syndrome, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Genetic	Beta thalassemia major, colon atresia, cystic fibrosis, Dent's disease, familial adenomatous polyposis, Gaucher disease, hereditary angio-oedema, Meckel syndrome, polycystic kidney disease with splenic cysts, porphyria, primary hyperoxaluria, sickle cell anemia, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Williams syndrome
Hematologic	Acquired hemolytic anemia, antiphospholipid syndrome, beta thalassemia major, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, cryoglobulinemia, essential thrombocytosis, hairy cell leukemia, hereditary spherocytosis, lymphoma, MALT lymphoma, mastocytosis, myelofibrosis, plasma cell leukemia, polycythemia vera, porphyria, sickle cell anemia, Sézary syndrome, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Iatrogenic	Chromoendoscopy, cryoablation, exercise-induced gastrointestinal bleeding, gas following laparoscopy, gastric surgery, intra abdominal adhesions, large volume thoracentesis, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, milk-alkali syndrome, nasogastric tubes, pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), percutaneous abdominal biopsy, peritoneal dialysis, post-ERCP perforation, post-traumatic cysts, radiation therapy, referred pain, splenic artery embolization
Infectious Disease	Amebic dysentery, babesiosis, bacillary dysentery, botryomycosis, gastroenteritis, helicobacter pylori infection, histoplasmosis, infectious mononucleosis, infective endocarditis, inflammatory pleural effusions, intestinal worm infestation, kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis), malaria, mediterranean spotted fever, miliary tuberculosis, mumps, mycobacterium avium complex, perinephric abscess, peritonitis, pneumonia, post streptococcal glomerulonephritis, purulent pericarditis, pyelonephritis, renal abscess, renal mucormycosis, renal tuberculosis, shingles, splenic abscess, splenic hydatid cyst, subphrenic abscess, tropical splenomegaly syndrome, typhoid fever, viral hemorrhagic fever, Weil syndrome, yellow fever
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Rib fracture, polymyositis
Neurologic	Meckel syndrome
Nutritional/Metabolic	Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, cystinuria, Gaucher Disease, homocystinuria, hyperuricaemia, oxalosis
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Eclampsia, endometriosis, gestational trophoblastic disease
Oncologic	Bannayan-Zonana syndrome, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, cystic metastasis to the spleen, Denys-Drash syndrome, essential thrombocytosis, familial adenomatous polyposis, gastric carcinoma, gastrinoma, hairy cell leukemia, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, MALT lymphoma, mastocytosis, myelofibrosis, Ménétrier's disease, pancreatic tail cancer, plasma cell leukemia, polycythemia vera, renal angiosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, somatostatinoma, splenic lymphoma, Sézary syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, tumor lysis syndrome, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, Wilms tumor
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	Cocaine overdose, contrast agents, fentanyl toxicity, steroid abuse, tramadol toxicity
Psychiatric	Bulimia nervosa, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome, stress ulcer
Pulmonary	Empyema, inflammatory pleural effusions, pneumonia, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener's granulomatosis
Renal/Electrolyte	Dent's disease, Denys-Drash syndrome, glomerulonephritis, Meckel syndrome, medullary cystic kidney disease, nephrocalcinosis, perinephric abscess, polycystic kidney disease with splenic cysts, pyelonephritis, renal angiosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, renal mucormycosis, renal tuberculosis, renal tubular acidosis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, tuberous sclerosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, urinary outflow obstruction, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, WAGR syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Weil syndrome, Williams syndrome, Wilms tumor, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Allergic gastroenteropathy, autoimmune gastritis, autoimmune pancreatitis, crohn's disease, cryoglobulinemia, Felty's syndrome, food intolerance, hereditary angio-oedema, pernicious anemia, Reye's syndrome, rheumatoid vasculitis, scarlet fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitis, ulcerative colitis, Wegener's granulomatosis
Sexual	Denys-Drash syndrome
Trauma	Electrical burns, rib fractures, splenic laceration and hematoma, traumatic splenic rupture
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Alcohol ingestion, chronic constipation, excessive caffeine, idiopathic, spicy food, splenosis

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 ==Overview==
-Left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or from general 'medical' causes.  Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving spleen, stomach (may have epigastric pain, LUQ pain or back pain), pancreas (may have epigastric or back pain), spleenic flexure of the left colon (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain), and left kidney (may have loin pain).  Pain orginating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localise accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip.
+Left upper quadrant pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or general medical conditions.  Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving [[spleen]], [[stomach]] (also presents as epigastric and back pain), [[pancreas]] (usually present with epigastric and back pain), splenic flexure of the left [[colon]] (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain) and left [[kidney]] (flank pain).  Pain originating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localize accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip.
-==Causes of Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal pain==
+==Causes==
 ===Life Threatening Causes===
-*List the life-threatening causes here.<font color="white">Causes of {{PAGENAME}} developed by WikiDoc.org, Copyleft 2013. Redistribution without attribution prohibited by law.</font>
+Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
+*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
+*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
+*[[heavy metal|Heavy metal toxicity]]
+*[[Eclampsia]]
+*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
+*[[Infective endocarditis]]
+*[[Ischemic colitis]]
+*[[Ketoacidosis]]
+*[[Malignant hypertension]]
+*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
+*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
+*[[Peritonitis]]
+*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]]
+*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
+*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
+*[[Kidney abscess|Renal abscess]]
+*[[abdominal abscess|Splenic abscess]]
+*[[embolization|Splenic artery embolization]]
+*[[Splenic infarction]]
+*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]]
+<font color="white">{{Smallcaps|{{PAGENAME}} developed by WikiDoc.org}}</font>
 ===Common Causes===
 *[[pneumonia|Basal pneumonia]]
 *[[Empyema]]
 *[[Gastritis]]
-*[[Peptic ulcer|Gastroduodenal ulcer]]s
+*[[Peptic ulcer|Gastroduodenal ulcer]]
-*[[Kidney cancer]]
+*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
-*[[Pancreatitis]]
 *[[Pericarditis]]
 *[[Pleuritis]]
 *[[Pulmonary infarction]]
 *[[Pyelonephritis]]
-*[[Renal colic|Renal pain]]
+*[[Renal colic]]
-*[[Spleen]] [[tumor]]
 *[[Splenic infarction]]
-*[[Splenic]] rupture
+*[[rupture spleen|Splenic rupture]]
+*[[Splenic tumor]]
 *[[Splenomegaly]]
+<font color="white">{{Smallcaps|{{PAGENAME}} developed by WikiDoc.org}}</font>
 ===Causes by Organ System===
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 |style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
-|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Infective endocarditis]],  [[Intestinal lymphangiectasia]],  [[Ischemic colitis]],  [[Malignant hypertension]],  [[Mesenteric artery ischemia]],  [[Pancreatic ischemia]],  [[Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations]],  [[Pulmonary embolism]],  [[Pulmonary infarction]],  [[Purulent pericarditis]],  [[Rheumatoid vasculitis]],  [[Splenic artery aneurysm]],  [[Splenic artery embolization]],  [[Splenic infarction]],  [[Systemic vasculitis]]
+|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture]], [[infective endocarditis]], [[primary lymphedema|intestinal lymphangiectasia]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[malignant hypertension]], [[acute mesenteric ischemia|mesenteric artery ischemia]], [[AV fistula|pulmonary arteriovenous malformations]], [[pulmonary embolism]], [[pulmonary infarction]], [[pericarditis|purulent pericarditis]], [[rheumatoid vasculitis]], [[splenic artery aneurysm]], [[embolization|splenic artery embolization]], [[splenic infarction]], [[systemic vasculitis]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Chemical/Poisoning'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Algal toxin in shellfish]],  [[Aluminum toxicity]],  [[Arsenic poisoning]],  [[Beetle poisoning]],  [[Cadmium toxicity]],  [[Chromium poisoning]],  [[Copper poisoning]],  [[Ecstasy overdose]],  [[Ethylene glycol poisoning]],  [[Food poisoning]],  [[Gold]],  [[Heavy metals]],  [[Iron poisoning]],  [[Lead poisoning]],  [[Mercury poisoning]],  [[Methanol]],  [[Organophosphate poisoning]],  [[Saw palmetto]],  [[Scorpion venom]],  [[Silver poisoning]],  [[Toxic mushrooms]],
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[seafood|Algal toxin in shellfish]], [[aluminum|aluminum toxicity]], [[arsenic poisoning]], [[cadmium|cadmium toxicity]], [[chromium poisoning]], [[copper|copper poisoning]], [[ecstasy overdose]], [[ethylene glycol poisoning]], [[food poisoning]], [[gold]], [[iron poisoning]], [[lead poisoning]], [[mercury poisoning]], [[methanol]], [[organophosphate poisoning]], [[saw palmetto]], [[silver|silver poisoning]], [[toxic mushrooms]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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 | '''Dermatologic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Scarlet fever]], [[scleroderma]], [[shingles]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Drug Side Effect'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Aspirin]], [[colchicine|colchicine toxicity]], [[diclofenac]], [[didanosine]], [[fentanyl toxicity]], [[hydroxyurea]], [[ibuprofen]], [[indomethacin]], [[malignant hyperthermia]], [[NSAID|nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)]], [[propylthiouracil]], [[Reye's syndrome]], [[statins]], [[steroid abuse]], [[thrombolytic therapy]], [[tramadol toxicity]], [[hypervitaminosis D|vitamin D toxicity]]
 |-
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 | '''Endocrine'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addisonian crisis]], [[adrenal hemorrhage]], [[Addison's disease|adrenal tuberculosis]], [[carcinoid]], [[diabetic ketoacidosis]], [[multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]], [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Environmental'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Organophosphate poisoning]], [[saw palmetto]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Gastroenterologic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]], [[diverticulitis|acute diverticulitis]], [[acute pancreatitis]], [[rupture spleen|atraumatic splenic rupture]], [[autoimmune pancreatitis]], [[Bannayan-Zonana syndrome]], [[bile|bile reflux disease]], [[bulimia nervosa]], [[celiac disease]], [[chronic constipation]], [[collagenous colitis]], [[colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[splenomegaly|congestive splenomegaly]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[splenic cyst|cystic metastasis to the spleen]], [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[Felty's syndrome]], [[gastric carcinoma]], [[gastrinoma]], [[gastritis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[Gaucher disease]], [[hepatorenal syndrome]], [[hiatus hernia]], [[intestinal pseudo-obstruction]], [[intussusception]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[mesothelioma|malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]], [[milk-alkali syndrome]], [[Ménétrier's disease]], [[pancreatic cancer|pancreatic cystic neoplasms]], [[pancreatic cancer|pancreatic tail cancer]], [[peptic ulcer disease]], [[gastric ulcer|perforated gastric ulcer]], [[peritonitis]], [[pernicious anemia]], [[polycystic kidney disease|polycystic kidney disease with splenic cysts]], [[porphyria]], [[splenic cyst|pseudocysts cystic splenosis]], [[scarlet fever]], [[scleroderma]], [[somatostatinoma]], [[abdominal abscess|splenic abscess]], [[splenic infarction]], [[blunt splenic trauma|splenic laceration and trauma]], [[lymphoma|splenic lymphoma]], [[splenosis]], [[stress ulcer]], [[abdominal abscess|subphrenic abscess]], [[rupture spleen|traumatic splenic rupture]], [[typhoid fever]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[volvulus]], [[Wandering spleen|wandering spleen syndrome]], [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Genetic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[thalassemia|Beta thalassemia major]], [[bowel obstruction|colon atresia]], [[cystic fibrosis]], [[Dent's disease]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[Gaucher disease]], [[angioedema|hereditary angio-oedema]], [[Meckel syndrome]], [[Polycystic kidney disease|polycystic kidney disease with splenic cysts]], [[porphyria]], [[primary hyperoxaluria]], [[sickle cell anemia]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]], [[WAGR syndrome]], [[Williams syndrome]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Hematologic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acquired hemolytic anemia]], [[antiphospholipid syndrome]], [[thalassemia|beta thalassemia major]], [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]], [[chronic myeloid leukemia]], [[cryoglobulinemia]], [[essential thrombocytosis]], [[hairy cell leukemia]], [[hereditary spherocytosis]], [[lymphoma]], [[MALT lymphoma]], [[mastocytosis]], [[myelofibrosis]], [[plasma cell leukemia]], [[polycythemia vera]], [[porphyria]], [[sickle cell anemia]], [[Sézary syndrome]], [[Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Iatrogenic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[endoscopy|Chromoendoscopy]], [[cryoablation]], [[exercise|exercise-induced gastrointestinal bleeding]], [[laparoscopy|gas following laparoscopy]], [[surgery|gastric surgery]], [[surgery|intra abdominal adhesions]], [[thoracentesis|large volume thoracentesis]], [[magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography]], [[milk-alkali syndrome]], [[Nasogastric tube|nasogastric tubes]], [[Whipple procedure|pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure)]], [[biopsy|percutaneous abdominal biopsy]], [[peritoneal dialysis]], [[ERCP|post-ERCP perforation]], [[trauma|post-traumatic cysts]], [[radiation therapy]], [[referred pain]], [[ embolization|splenic artery embolization]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Infectious Disease'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amebic dysentery]], [[babesiosis]], [[bacillary dysentery]], [[botryomycosis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[helicobacter pylori infection]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[infectious mononucleosis]], [[infective endocarditis]], [[pleural effusion|inflammatory pleural effusions]], [[parasitic worm|intestinal worm infestation]], [[Kala-azar|kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)]], [[malaria]], [[mediterranean spotted fever]], [[miliary tuberculosis]], [[mumps]], [[mycobacterium avium complex]], [[abdominal abscess|perinephric abscess]], [[peritonitis]], [[pneumonia]], [[post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]], [[pericarditis|purulent pericarditis]], [[pyelonephritis]], [[kidney abscess|renal abscess]], [[mucormycosis|renal mucormycosis]], [[renal tuberculosis]], [[shingles]], [[abdominal abscess|splenic abscess]], [[hydatid disease|splenic hydatid cyst]], [[subphrenic abscess]], [[malaria|tropical splenomegaly syndrome]], [[typhoid fever]], [[dengue|viral hemorrhagic fever]], [[Weil syndrome]], [[yellow fever]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Rib fracture]], [[polymyositis]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Neurologic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Meckel syndrome]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Nutritional/Metabolic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome]], [[cystinuria]], [[Gaucher Disease]], [[homocystinuria]], [[hyperuricaemia]], [[oxalosis]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Eclampsia]], [[endometriosis]], [[gestational trophoblastic disease]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Oncologic'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Bannayan-Zonana syndrome]], [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]], [[chronic myeloid leukemia]], [[colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[metastasis|cystic metastasis to the spleen]], [[Denys-Drash syndrome]], [[essential thrombocytosis]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[gastric carcinoma]], [[gastrinoma]], [[hairy cell leukemia]], [[mesothelioma|malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]], [[MALT lymphoma]], [[mastocytosis]], [[myelofibrosis]], [[Ménétrier's disease]], [[pancreatic cancer|pancreatic tail cancer]], [[plasma cell leukemia]], [[polycythemia vera]], [[hemangiosarcoma|renal angiosarcoma]], [[renal cell carcinoma]], [[somatostatinoma]], [[lymphoma|splenic lymphoma]], [[Sézary syndrome]], [[tuberous sclerosis]], [[tumor lysis syndrome]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]], [[WAGR syndrome]], [[Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia]], [[Wilms tumor]]
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 | '''Overdose/Toxicity'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[cocaine|Cocaine overdose]], [[contrast agents]], [[fentanyl toxicity]], [[steroid abuse]], [[tramadol toxicity]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Psychiatric'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Bulimia nervosa]], [[intestinal pseudo-obstruction]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[stress ulcer]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Pulmonary'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Empyema]], [[pleural effusion|inflammatory pleural effusions]], [[pneumonia]], [[AV fistula|pulmonary arteriovenous malformations]], [[pulmonary embolism]], [[pulmonary infarction]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Renal/Electrolyte'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Dent's disease]], [[Denys-Drash syndrome]], [[glomerulonephritis]], [[Meckel syndrome]], [[medullary cystic kidney disease]], [[nephrocalcinosis]], [[abdominal abscess|perinephric abscess]], [[Polycystic kidney disease|polycystic kidney disease with splenic cysts]], [[pyelonephritis]], [[hemangiosarcoma|renal angiosarcoma]], [[renal cell carcinoma]], [[mucormycosis|renal mucormycosis]], [[renal tuberculosis]], [[renal tubular acidosis]], [[scleroderma]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[tuberous sclerosis]], [[tubulointerstitial nephritis]], [[obstructive uropathy|urinary outflow obstruction]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]], [[WAGR syndrome]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]], [[Weil syndrome]], [[Williams syndrome]], [[Wilms tumor]], [[pyelonephritis|xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]]
 |-
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 | '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis|Allergic gastroenteropathy]], [[gastritis|autoimmune gastritis]], [[autoimmune pancreatitis]], [[crohn's disease]], [[cryoglobulinemia]], [[Felty's syndrome]],  [[food intolerance]], [[angioedema|hereditary angio-oedema]], [[pernicious anemia]], [[Reye's syndrome]], [[rheumatoid vasculitis]], [[scarlet fever]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[systemic vasculitis]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Sexual'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Denys-Drash syndrome]]
 |-
 |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
 | '''Trauma'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Electrical burns]], [[rib fractures]], [[blunt splenic trauma|splenic laceration and hematoma]], [[rupture spleen|traumatic splenic rupture]]
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 | '''Miscellaneous'''
-|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
+|bgcolor="Beige"| [[alcoholism|Alcohol ingestion]], [[chronic constipation]], [[caffeine|excessive caffeine]], [[idiopathic]], [[spicy food]], [[splenosis]]
 |-
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-* Disease A
+*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
+*[[Acquired hemolytic anemia]]
+*[[diverticulitis|Acute diverticulitis]]
+*[[Acute gastritis]]
+*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
+*[[Addisonian crisis]]
+*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
+*[[Addison's disease|Adrenal tuberculosis]]
+*[[Alcoholism|Alcohol ingestion]]
+*[[seafood|Algal toxin in shellfish]]
+*[[eosinophilic gastroenteritis|Allergic gastroenteropathy]]
+*[[Aluminum |Aluminum toxicity]]
+*[[Amebic dysentery]]
+*[[Arsenic|Arsenic poisoning]]
+*[[Aspirin]]
+*[[rupture spleen|Atraumatic splenic rupture]]
+*[[Autoimmune pancreatitis]]
+*[[Babesiosis]]
+*[[Bacillary dysentery]]
+*[[Bannayan-Zonana syndrome]]
+*[[thalassemia|Beta thalassemia major]]
+*[[bile|Bile reflux disease]]
+*[[Botryomycosis]]
+*[[Bulimia nervosa]]
+*[[Cadmium|Cadmium toxicity]]
+*[[Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein  syndrome]]
+*[[Carcinoid]]
+*[[Celiac disease]]
+*[[Chromium|Chromium poisoning]]
+*[[endoscopy|Chromoendoscopy]]
+*[[Chronic constipation]]
+*[[Chronic lymphocytic leukemia]]
+*[[Chronic myeloid leukemia]]
+*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]]
+*[[Colchicine toxicity]]
+*[[Collagenous colitis]]
+*[[intestinal obstruction|Colon atresia]]
+*[[Colon cancer]]
+*[[lymphoma|Colonic lymphoma]]
+*[[Contrast agents]]
+*[[Copper|Copper poisoning]]
+*[[Crohn's disease]]
+*[[Cryoablation]]
+*[[Cryoglobulinemia]]
+*[[splenic cyst|Cystic metastasis to the spleen]]
+*[[Cystinuria]]
+*[[Cytomegalovirus]]
+*[[Dent's disease]]
+*[[Denys-Drash syndrome]]
+*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
+*[[Diclofenac]]
+*[[Eclampsia]]
+*[[Ecstasy overdose]]
+*[[Electrical burns]]
+*[[Empyema]]
+*[[Endometriosis]]
+*[[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis]]
+*[[Essential thrombocytosis]]
+*[[Ethylene glycol poisoning]]
+*[[caffeine|Excessive caffeine]]
+*[[Exercise|Exercise-induced gastrointestinal  bleeding]]
+*[[Familial adenomatous polyposis]]
+*[[Felty's syndrome]]
+*[[Fentanyl toxicity]]
+*[[Fluvastatin]]
+*[[Hereditary spherocytosis]]
+*[[laparoscopy|Gas following  laparoscopy]]
+*[[Gastric carcinoma]]
+*[[surgery|Gastric surgery]]
+*[[Gastric ulcer]]
+*[[Gastrinoma]]
+*[[Gastroenteritis]]
+*[[Gaucher Disease]]
+*[[Gestational trophoblastic disease]]
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-* Disease B
+*[[Glomerulonephritis]]
+*[[Gold]]
+*[[Hairy cell leukemia]]
+*[[Heavy metals]]
+*[[Helicobacter pylori infection]]
+*[[Hemolytic uremic syndrome]]
+*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
+*[[angioedema|Hereditary angio-oedema]]
+*[[Hiatus hernia]]
+*[[Homocystinuria]]
+*[[Hydroxyurea]]
+*[[Hyperuricaemia]]
+*[[Ibuprofen]]
+*[[Idiopathic]]
+*[[Indomethacin]]
+*[[Infectious mononucleosis]]
+*[[Infective endocarditis]]
+*[[pleural effusion|Inflammatory pleural effusion]]
+*[[Intestinal pseudo-obstruction]]
+*[[parasitic worm|Intestinal worm infestation]]
+*[[adhesions|Intra abdominal adhesions]]
+*[[Intussusception]]
+*[[Iron poisoning]]
+*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
+*[[Ischemic colitis]]
+*[[Kala-azar|Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)]]
+*[[thoracentesis|Large volume thoracentesis]]
+*[[Lead poisoning]]
+*[[Lymphoma]]
+*[[Magnetic resonance  cholangiopancreatography]]
+*[[Malaria]]
+*[[Malignant hypertension]]
+*[[Malignant hyperthermia]]
+*[[mesothelioma|Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]]
+*[[MALT lymphoma]]
+*[[Mastocytosis]]
+*[[Meckel syndrome]]
+*[[Mediterranean spotted fever]]
+*[[Medullary cystic kidney disease]]
+*[[Ménétrier's disease]]
+*[[Mercury poisoning]]
+*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
+*[[Methanol]]
+*[[Methotrexate]]
+*[[Metronidazole]]
+*[[Miliary tuberculosis]]
+*[[Milk-alkali syndrome]]
+*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]]
+*[[Mumps]]
+*[[Mycobacterium avium complex]]
+*[[Myelofibrosis]]
+*[[Naproxen]]
+*[[Nasogastric tube|Nasogastric tubes]]
+*[[Nephrocalcinosis]]
+*[[NSAID|Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  (NSAIDs)]]
+*[[Organophosphate poisoning]]
+*[[Oxalosis]]
+*[[Pancreatic cancer|Pancreatic tail cancer]]
+*[[Whipple  procedure|Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple  procedure)]]
+*[[Pentamidine]]
+*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
+*[[biopsy|Percutaneous abdominal biopsy]]
+*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
+*[[Peritoneal dialysis]]
+*[[Peritonitis]]
+*[[Pernicious anemia]]
+*[[Plasma cell leukemia]]
+*[[Pneumonia]]
+*[[Polycystic kidney disease|Polycystic kidney disease with  splenic cysts]]
+*[[abdominal abscess|Perinephric abscess]]
+*[[Polycythemia vera]]
+*[[Porphyria]]
+*[[Post streptococcal  glomerulonephritis]]
+*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]]
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+*[[splenic cyst|Post-traumatic cysts]]
+*[[Primary hyperoxaluria]]
+*[[Propylthiouracil]]
+*[[splenic cyst|Pseudocysts cystic splenosis]]
+*[[Psittacosis]]
+*[[AV fistula|Pulmonary arteriovenous  malformations]]
+*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
+*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
+*[[pericarditis|Purulent pericarditis]]
+*[[Pyelonephritis]]
+*[[Radiation therapy]]
+*[[Referred pain]]
+*[[Reflux nephropathy]]
+*[[Kidney abscess|Renal abscess]]
+*[[hemangiosarcoma|Renal angiosarcoma]]
+*[[Renal cell carcinoma]]
+*[[mucormycosis|Renal mucormycosis]]
+*[[Renal tuberculosis]]
+*[[Renal tubular acidosis]]
+*[[Reye's syndrome]]
+*[[Rheumatoid vasculitis]]
+*[[Rib fractures]]
+*[[Salicylates]]
+*[[Saw palmetto]]
+*[[Scarlet fever]]
+*[[Scleroderma]]
+*[[Sézary syndrome]]
+*[[Shingles]]
+*[[Sickle Cell Anemia]]
+*[[Silver|Silver poisoning]]
+*[[Somatostatinoma]]
+*[[Spicy food]]
+*[[abdominal abscess|Splenic abscess]]
+*[[Splenic artery aneurysm]]
+*[[embolization|Splenic artery embolization]]
+*[[blunt injury|Splenic hematoma and laceration]]
+*[[Hydatid disease|Splenic hydatid cyst]]
+*[[Splenic infarction]]
+*[[lymphoma|Splenic lymphoma]]
+*[[Splenomegaly]]
+*[[Splenosis]]
+*[[Statins]]
+*[[Steroid abuse]]
+*[[Stress ulcer]]
+*[[Subphrenic abscess]]
+*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]]
+*[[Systemic vasculitis]]
+*[[Thrombolytic therapy]]
+*[[Tietze's syndrome]]
+*[[Toxic mushrooms]]
+*[[Tramadol toxicity]]
+*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]]
+*[[malaria|Tropical splenomegaly syndrome]]
+*[[Tuberous sclerosis]]
+*[[Tubulointerstitial nephritis]]
+*[[Tumor lysis syndrome]]
+*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
+*[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]]
+*[[dengue|Viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
+*[[hamartoma|Visceral hamartoma]]
+*[[hemangioma|Visceral hemangioma]]
+*[[hypervitaminosis D|Vitamin D toxicity]]
+*[[Volvulus]]
+*[[Von Hippel-Lindau Disease]]
+*[[WAGR Syndrome]]
+*[[Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia]]
+*[[Wandering spleen|Wandering spleen syndrome]]
+*[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
+*[[Weil syndrome]]
+*[[Williams Syndrome]]
+*[[Wilms tumor]]
+*[[pyelonephritis|Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]]
+*[[Yellow fever]]
+*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
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