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A 35-year-old female asked:

Have enlarged spleen for over a year, drs can't explain.having left chest pain on&off for a few weeks.last few days more.pain also in back & left side?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabalanswered

Internal Medicine 57 years experience

Spleen painful: It sound like yourbspleen is not ny enlarged but painful. See a hematolgist next.

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