Peliosis hepatis: a case report.
A 54-year-old man who presented with marked hepatomegaly and a liver scan suggestive of an infiltrative malignancy was found to have peliosis hepatis caused by androgenic steroids. A detailed and repeated drug history is necessary for making the correct diagnosis. Withdrawal of the offending drug is indicated and may result in reversal of this serious form of hepatic toxicity.
Yap
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Division of Gastroenterology, National University of Singapore.
Yeoh
K G
KG
Wee
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Kang
J Y
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Tan
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D000728:Androgens / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010382:Peliosis Hepatis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000728:Androgens