Hepatic fibrin-ring granulomas in a patient with hepatitis A.
Hepatic fibrin-ring granulomas were found in a 30-year-old patient with serologically confirmed hepatitis A. Other causes associated with the presence of fibrin-ring granulomas in the liver, such as Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cytomegalovirus infection, visceral leishmaniasis, and consumption of allopurinol, were ruled out. It is suggested that hepatitis A must be included in the differential diagnosis of a patient with hepatic fibrin-ring granulomas.
Ponz
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Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, University of Barcelona, Spain.
García-Pagán
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JC
Bruguera
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M
Bruix
J
J
Rodés
J
J
D000328:Adult; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
D005337:Fibrin