"Peliosis Hepatis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vascular disease of the LIVER characterized by the occurrence of multiple blood-filled CYSTS or cavities. The cysts are lined with ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; the cavities lined with hepatic parenchymal cells (HEPATOCYTES). Peliosis hepatis has been associated with use of anabolic steroids (ANABOLIC AGENTS) and certain drugs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.802 C14.907.609
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peliosis Hepatis" by people in Profiles.
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A lady with chronic left hypochondrial pain. Br J Radiol. 2000 Jun; 73(870):673-4.
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Molecular epidemiology of bartonella infections in patients with bacillary angiomatosis-peliosis. N Engl J Med. 1997 Dec 25; 337(26):1876-83.