[A clinical case of hepatic psittacosis with ultrasonography anomalies of the liver].
Psittacosis marked by liver and spleen involvement and minimal pericarditis was observed in an 18-year-old patient hospitalized for fever of 1 month duration. Liver tests revealed cholestasis. Ultrasonography revealed multiple nodular formations in the liver and spleen, images confirmed on computed tomography. Liver biopsy showed granulomatous with hyperplasia of the Kupffer cells surrounded by healthy tissue. The diagnosis was confirmed by complement fixation. Treatment with tetracycline led to rapid remission of the fever and normalization of the liver tests and hepatic images.
Carella
G
G
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
Mazzone
M
M
Carbone
L
L
Siciliano
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography