6. Copper cookware. Copper leaches into food when heated, prompting the FDA to caution against using unlined copper for general use. Accordingly, the cooking surfaces are usually lined with tin, nickel or stainless steel. Coated copper cookware can lose its protective layer if damaged or scoured.
FREE subscriptions for doctors and students... click here. You have 3 open access pages. Hepatosplenomegaly is enlargement of both the spleen and liver. Causes include: infection: acute viral hepatitis. infectious mononucleosis.
Causes of hepatomegaly are classified as conditions and/or diseases that disrupt liver functions to create abnormal swelling. Glycogen storage disease, leukemia and liver cancer are also causes of an enlarged liver. Risk factors of hepatomegaly are smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, STDs such as Hepatitis B, drug use and abuse, diabetes and obesity. The following risk factors can cause hepatomegaly to occur: Alcoholism.