Multifocal fatty infiltration of the liver; an aspecific presentation form of hepatitis C infection

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 1998 Jul-Sep;61(3):379-81.

Abstract

We present the case report of a 60 year old man with multiple focal echogenic lesions on ultrasound. While CT and MRI suggested the diagnosis of focal fatty infiltration of the liver, histology and serology showed a chronic hepatitis C infection. This is to our knowledge the first case of a patient with hepatitis C infection in whom focal steatosis could be seen on different imaging techniques.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatty Liver / complications
  • Fatty Liver / diagnosis*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Refusal