Peliosis and gummatous syphilis of the liver: A case report  

作　　者：Jun-Fa Chen Wei-Xia Chen Hong-Ying Zhang Wen-Yan Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Radiology, WestChina Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, SichuanProvince, China [2]Department of Patbology West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,Sichuan Province, China

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2008年第12期1961-1963,共3页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Peliosis hepatis is a rare benign vascular disorder of the liver that may be associated with malignancy, infection and drugs. The imaging manifestation of this disorder is often variable and nonspecific making its diagnosis difficult. We describe a rare case of peliosis hepatis and gummatous syphilis of the liver with emphasis on CT findings. Image characteristics of our patient included pseudotumoral appearance of peliosis hepatis, isodensity to the adjacent liver parenchyma on unenhanced and dual-phase scanning. To our knowledge, peliosis hepatis associated with syphilis and unique enhancement pattern has not been reported. Considering the imaging features of peliosis hepatis, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of atypical focal hepatic lesion.Peliosis hepatis is a rare benign vascular disorder of the liver that may be associated with malignancy, infection and drugs. The imaging manifestation of this disorder is often variable and nonspecific making its diagnosis difficult. We describe a rare case of peliosis hepatis and gummatous syphilis of the liver with emphasis on CT findings. Image characteristics of our patient included pseudotumoral appearance of peliosis hepatis, isodensity to the adjacent liver parenchyma on unenhanced and dual-phase scanning. To our knowledge, peliosis hepatis associated with syphilis and unique enhancement pattern has not been reported. Considering the imaging features of peliosis hepatis, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of atypical focal hepatic lesion.

关 键 词：Focal liver lesion Peliosis hepatis SYPHILIS Computed tomography 

分 类 号：R575[医药卫生—消化系统]