Sarcoidosis with hepatic involvement in a 60-year-old patient

Authors

Luutsen van Houten
Maarten Horst
Suzy Samii

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v16i3.4191

Keywords:

Sarcoidosis, Hepatic sarcoidosis, Abdominal sarcoidosis, Hepatic granulomas, Computed tomography

Abstract

Hepatic involvement of sarcoidosis is usually hard to detect on radiological imaging. We present a case of a 60 year old female with symptoms of pulmonary sarcoidosis. Subsequent imaging work-up showed diffuse hepatic granulomas consistent with abdominal involvement of sarcoidosis. A literature review regarding hepatic sarcoidosis is provided and radiological appearances as well as considerations for differential diagnosis are described.

Author Biographies

Luutsen van Houten

Radiology resident. Department of Radiology. Deventer hospital, The Netherlands.

Maarten Horst

Radiologist. Department of Radiology, Deventer hospital, The Netherlands.

Suzy Samii

Pulmonologist. Department of Pulmonology, Deventer hospital, The Netherlands.

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Published

2022-03-30

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Gastrointestinal Radiology

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