Alcoholic hepatitis masquerading as tumor infiltration: Reversibility after abstinence

Alcoholic hepatitis masquerading as tumor infiltration: Reversibility after abstinence

Abstract A subset of patients with alcoholic hepatitis present with atypical imaging resembling hepatic tumor infiltration. Our case involves a patient who was initially thought to have multiple large hepatic metastases, ultimately found to have alcoholic hepatitis. It is essential to ask about alco...

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Main Authors: Adam B. Gluskin, Jeffrey M. Dueker, Mohamed El Hag, Kurian J. Puthenpurayil, Ramon Bataller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
alcoholic hepatitis
geographic fatty infiltration
hepatitis
liver biopsy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2448
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Summary:Abstract A subset of patients with alcoholic hepatitis present with atypical imaging resembling hepatic tumor infiltration. Our case involves a patient who was initially thought to have multiple large hepatic metastases, ultimately found to have alcoholic hepatitis. It is essential to ask about alcohol use when clinical suspicion is high.
ISSN:2050-0904

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