Generalised peliosis hepatis mimicking metastases after long-term use of oral contraceptives

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 41-43

  Kootte, A M M ^a   Siegel, A M ^a   Koorenhof, M ^b  

^a Departments of Internal Medicine   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mimicking metastases; Oral contraceptives; Peliosis hepatis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PELIOSIS HEPATIS; VASCULAR LESION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SECONDARY; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PELIOSIS HEPATIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84923039051     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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