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A case of infantile Dubin-Johnson syndrome with high CT attenuation in the liver
- Source :
- Pediatric Radiology. 27:345-347
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1997.
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Abstract
- We report a case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) with severe infantile cholestasis and elevated computed tomography (CT) attenuation of the liver. Increased levels of urinary coproporphyrin I were found as well as pigment granules in the hepatocytes and hepatosteatosis. The CT attenuation was markedly higher in the liver of this patient at the ages of 3 and 7 months than in the spleen or kidneys. This high attenuation may be a finding specific to infantile DJS and, therefore, abdominal CT may be helpful in the diagnosis.
- Subjects :
- Male
Coproporphyrins
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
Urinary system
Spleen
Ct attenuation
Gastroenterology
Dubin–Johnson syndrome
Cholestasis
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Neuroradiology
Jaundice, Chronic Idiopathic
business.industry
Biopsy, Needle
Ultrasound
Infant
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
Liver
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
High attenuation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321998 and 03010449
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Radiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....383d7290ab5b15b12370de0fa49d443d