title: A case of typhoid Fever with hepatic granulomas and enteritis.
abstract: The common histopathologic hepatic manifestations in patients infected with Salmonella include cloudy swelling and balloon degeneration with vacuolation of the hepatocytes and steatosis. Hepatic granulomas are a very rare finding, so far reported in very few cases. We report a 64-year-old patient with Salmonella enteritis who was found to have multiple 1.4 to 1.6 cm hypoechoic liver masses on ultrasound of the abdomen which on biopsy revealed hepatic granulomas. This case highlights the importance of keeping the differential diagnosis of Salmonella typhi (S. typhi) in mind in a patient with hepatic granulomas.
authors.affiliation: Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH 44111, USA.
authors.forename: Shraddha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narechania
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency, Atlanta Medical Center, 303 Parkway Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30312, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.affiliation: Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH 44111, USA.
authors.forename: Vidhya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karivedu
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH 44111, USA.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishna