[Idiopathic hepatosplenic granulomatosis]. / Granulomatosi epatosplenica idiopatica.
Recenti Prog Med
; 80(1): 9-13, 1989 Jan.
Article
em It
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2523553
ABSTRACT
Granulomas in the liver are identified in 3-10% of all liver biopsies. Although granulomas frequently represent a sign of either infectious or non infectious disease, 20% of the hepatic granulomas lack an identifiable etiology. These cases are defined as idiopathic granulomatous hepatitides (IG). We describe four cases of disease resembling a lymphoid malignance in which IG could be diagnosed by laboratory, radiological (XR, CT), ultrasonographic, histological and follow-up studies of the patients. We suggest that IG may be suspected in patients with granulomas in the liver, self-limited fever of unknown origin, low epatosplenomegaly, eosinophilia less than 5%, in the absence of infectious, lymphoid or sarcoid diseases. We recommend laparascopy as an important diagnostic tool.
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Assunto principal:
Esplenopatias
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Granuloma
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Hepatopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Recenti Prog Med
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article