Granulomatous hepatitis in Yersinia enterocolitica infection.
Liver involvement in infections with Yersinia enterocolitica or Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is apparently rare. In a 69-year-old male patient with acute Yersinia enterocolitica infection with positive faecal culture and a serum titre of 1/1280, the liver tests were slightly abnormal. A liver biopsy revealed granulomatous hepatitis. Follow-up after six months revealed normal liver function and histology.
D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica