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- Title
Diagnosis of Hepatosplenic Sarcoidosis by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guided Needle Biopsy.
- Authors
Chiavaroli, Roberto; Grima, Pierfrancesco; Calabrese, Paola; Grima, Piero
- Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease characterised by non-caseating multiple granulomas involving virtually any organ in the body. The aetiology and natural history of sarcoidosis remains obscure. Hepatosplenic sarcoidosis is rare with image-based diagnosis difficult if no other organ is already involved. This case report describes a patient with asymptomatic liver and spleen involvement in which a final diagnosis was achieved with contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) guided liver biopsy.
- Subjects
CASE studies; SARCOIDOSIS diagnosis; CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound; GRANULOMA; LIVER biopsy; ETIOLOGY of diseases
- Publication
Ultrasound, 2008, Vol 16, Issue 4, p196
- ISSN
1742-271X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1179/174313408X353864