1. Hepatic Sarcoidosis: Current Concepts and Treatments
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Dominique Valeyre, Marianne Ziol, Geoffrey Rossi, Dominique Roulot, and Matthieu Mahévas
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Liver Cirrhosis ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cirrhosis ,Sarcoidosis ,business.industry ,Liver Diseases ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Review article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Liver ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Hypertension, Portal ,Humans ,Medicine ,Portal hypertension ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,business ,Liver pathology ,Pathological ,Hepatic sarcoidosis - Abstract
Hepatic sarcoidosis is a relatively common manifestation of extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. It occurs in 20 to 30% of cases and is rarely severe. However, a cluster of patients may develop severe complications such as cirrhosis and portal hypertension. In this review, we describe the current knowledge of clinical, biological, pathological, and radiological features of liver involvement in sarcoidosis and discuss essential clues for management and treatment.
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- 2020
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