title: Multifocal fatty infiltration of the liver; an aspecific presentation form of hepatitis C infection.
abstract: We present the case report of a 60 year old man with multiple focal echogenic lesions on ultrasound. While CT and MRI suggested the diagnosis of focal fatty infiltration of the liver, histology and serology showed a chronic hepatitis C infection. This is to our knowledge the first case of a patient with hepatitis C infection in whom focal steatosis could be seen on different imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, UZ Gent Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Vlierberghe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duyck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Braxel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Versieck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elewaut
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016312:Treatment Refusal