title: CT and MRI of hepatic abscess in patients with chronic granulomatous disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe the spectrum of radiologic appearances of hepatic abscesses in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a hereditary immunodeficiency presenting in childhood that occurs at a rate of 1 in 200,000-250,000 live births and predisposes patients to infection with catalase-positive organisms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hepatic abscesses in patients with CGD show an atypical radiologic appearance compared with sporadic hepatic abscesses, and they are characterized by homogeneous enhancement and multiseptal enhancement. In the appropriate clinical setting, the appearance of an enhancing mass should suggest the possibility of a CGD-related hepatic abscess.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, Bldg. 10, Rm. B3B69, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Reyes
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garcia-Eulate
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleiner
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malech
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Choyke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed