"Ohio river valley fever" presenting as isolated granulomatous hepatitis: A case report

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 656-658

  Kibria, Rizwan ^a   Bari, Khurram ^a   Ali, Syed A ^a   Barde, Christopher J ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Histoplasma capsulatum; Immunosuppressive medications; Isolated granulomatous hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GRANULOMATOUS HEPATITIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; LIVER;

EID: 68049096266     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a56b7e     Document Type: Article

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