Systemic Mastocytosis: A Rare Case of Increased Liver Stiffness

Assessment of liver stiffness (LS) by transient elastography (Fibroscan) has significantly improved the noninvasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis. We here report on a 55-year-old patient with drastically increased LS due to previously unknown systemic mastocytosis. The patient initially presented with...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Adolf, Gunda Millonig, Helmut Karl Seitz, Andreas Reiter, Peter Schirmacher, Thomas Longerich, Sebastian Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/728172