Peliosis hepatis due to oxymetholone--a clinically benign disorder.
Peliosis hepatis is a rare hepatic disorder mainly diagnosed at surgery or autopsy. Clinical outcome is thus frequently poor. We report a patient in whom the diagnosis was established by percutaneous needly biopsy. Withdrawal of the steroid medication was followed by a prompt clinical improvement. Although histologic proof of regression is not available, this experience suggests a more favorable prognosis than previously thought possible.
D000368:Aged; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010110:Oxymetholone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011379:Prognosis
D010110:Oxymetholone