Volume : X, Issue : VII, July - 2020

A CASE OF HEPATIC AND SPLENIC SARCOIDOSIS

Dr Lohitha Mallipeddi, Dr K Shanmuganandan, Dr Suresh Kanna

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37 year old male known smoker and alcoholic,without comorbidities presented with complaints of weight loss. ACE levels are elevated to 247U/L., CECT abdomen shows hepatosplenomegaly with heterogeneous enhacement to liver and spleen,appearence. biopsy is performed, which shows liver tissue with multiple well formed non–caseating granulomas replacing liver parenchyma.Patient was started on steroids, recovered rapidly in clinical and laboratory parameters with aforementioned treatment.on follow up ACE levels were reduced to 66U/L..

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A CASE OF HEPATIC AND SPLENIC SARCOIDOSIS, DR LOHITHA MALLIPEDDI, DR K SHANMUGANANDAN, DR SURESH KANNA INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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