Granulomatous infiltration with replacement of liver parenchyma: First case report

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 715-717

  Millson, Charles E ^a   Guthrie, J A ^a   Sahay, P ^b   Wyatt, J I ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Pontefract General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granulomatous infiltration; Liver

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LETHARGY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER GRANULOMATOUS INFILTRATION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 34447576579     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000243878.17444.ba     Document Type: Article

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