title: Ultrasound, hepatic lymph nodes and chronic active hepatitis.
abstract: Thirty-two consecutive patients with a histological diagnosis of chronic active hepatitis were examined with liver biopsy, laboratory tests and ultrasonography of the hepato-duodenal ligament to investigate the possible correlation between enlarged lymph nodes in the hepato-duodenal ligament and biochemical activity, histological activity and/or humoral immunoreactivity. We found a significant correlation between lymph-node size and serum alkaline phosphatase in the total material. In the hepatitis C-virus-associated group of patients a significant correlation between the size of the lymph nodes and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was found. In the autoimmune group there was a trend towards a negative correlation between lymph-node size and albumin.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Lyttkens
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Prytz
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Forsberg
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Hederström
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Hägerstrand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase