Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Clinical and radiological liver diseases are uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 29-year-old female with SLE who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzymes and multiple hypodense lesions in the liver on a compute...
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2009-01-01
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| author | Alanazi Thari Alqahtani Mohammad Al Duraihim Huda Al Khathlan Khalid Al Ahmari Bader Makanjuola Dorothy Afzal Mohammad |
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| description | Clinical and radiological liver diseases are uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 29-year-old female with SLE who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzymes and multiple hypodense lesions in the liver on a computed tomography (CT) study that mimicked multiple liver abscesses. A liver biopsy showed mild chronic inflammation. Culture results were negative. With steroid therapy the patient improved clinically, the platelet count returned to the normal range and the multiple liver lesions disappeared radiologicaly. This patient represents a rare case of SLE that had hepatic vasculitis mimicking multiple liver abscesses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b61606e133b947bbae5385998429e4b22022-12-21T20:03:03ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662009-01-01296474477Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosusAlanazi ThariAlqahtani MohammadAl Duraihim HudaAl Khathlan KhalidAl Ahmari BaderMakanjuola DorothyAfzal MohammadClinical and radiological liver diseases are uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 29-year-old female with SLE who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzymes and multiple hypodense lesions in the liver on a computed tomography (CT) study that mimicked multiple liver abscesses. A liver biopsy showed mild chronic inflammation. Culture results were negative. With steroid therapy the patient improved clinically, the platelet count returned to the normal range and the multiple liver lesions disappeared radiologicaly. This patient represents a rare case of SLE that had hepatic vasculitis mimicking multiple liver abscesses.http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=6;spage=474;epage=477;aulast=Alanazi |
| spellingShingle | Alanazi Thari Alqahtani Mohammad Al Duraihim Huda Al Khathlan Khalid Al Ahmari Bader Makanjuola Dorothy Afzal Mohammad Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| title | Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| title_full | Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| title_fullStr | Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| title_short | Hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| title_sort | hepatic vasculitis mimicking liver abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus |
| url | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=6;spage=474;epage=477;aulast=Alanazi |
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