title: Peliosis hepatis associated with oral contraceptive use.
abstract: A 35 year old woman with right upper quadrant abdominal pain was found to have peliosis hepatis. This was attributed to oral contraceptive use and 6 month follow up after cessation of oral contraceptives showed these lesions to have reduced in extent.
authors.affiliation: Mackay Medical Imaging, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Staub
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Leibowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D010382:Peliosis Hepatis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral