J Korean Soc Magn Reson Med.  2012 Apr;16(1):76-80. 10.13104/jksmrm.2012.16.1.76.

Eosinophilic Infiltration in the Liver: Unusual Manifestation of Hepatic Segmental Involvement

• Lee HJ
• Kim DJ
• Heo JH
• Kim KA
• Yoon SW
• Lee JT

• KMID: 2099840
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.13104/jksmrm.2012.16.1.76

Abstract

Eosinophilic infiltration in the liver is not a rare disease and it is usually presented as multiple, small, ill defined, oval or round, low attenuated lesions on portal phase of computed tomography. We reported case of hepatic eosinophilic infiltration in the liver, as an unusual manifestation of segmental involvement.

Keyword

Liver, magnetic resonance imaging; Liver inflammation, eosinophil

MeSH Terms

Eosinophils
Liver
Rare Diseases

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