Splenomegaly and hepatomegaly in an adolescent simulating Banti's syndrome.

Banti's disease, or Banti's syndrome as it is now generally called, is really a symptom complex, characterized by splenomegaly, and a progressive anaemia, with a tendency to gastro-oesophageal haemorrhage, and often accompanied by some degree of hepatic involvement. In Banti's description of the condition, he distinguished three stages:(1) Splenomegaly with an associated secondary anaemia. (2) A short transitional stage with hepatic enlargement and jaundice. (3) A terminal stage characterized by cirrhosis of the liver and ascites. The case described exhibited many of the above phenomena.