title: Hepatic ultrasonography in patients with lepromatous leprosy.
abstract: Hepatic Sonography was done in 36 patients with lepromatous Leprosy and 3 patients with borderline lepromatous leprosy with the view to assess abnormalities of size, changes in the echotexture and to observe the presence of any nodules and calcification in the liver. Routine liver function tests were also done in these patients. No definite abnormal sonographic findings were seen in the liver in a large majority of these patients. One patient, however, showed nodular changes in the liver.
authors.affiliation: University College of Medical Sciences, Shahdara, Delhi.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Shiv
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pandhi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000503:physiopathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography