Multiple focal lesions in liver and spleen in acute leukaemia

Differential diagnosis of multiple hypodense/hypoechoic splenic and liver lesions Lymphoma Leukaemia Metastatic disease Bacterial infection Fungal infection Parasitic infection Sarcoid In acute phase of the disease, lesions of patterns 1 and 2 prevail. Periportal areas of increased attenuation seen...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 2000-10, Vol.76 (900), p.663-665
Main Authors: Ghai, S, Thulkar, S, Purushothaman, P N, Sharma, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bacterial infections
Candidiasis - complications
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease
Female
Fungal infections
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid - complications
Leukemia, Myeloid - drug therapy
Liver
Liver Abscess - diagnosis
Liver Abscess - microbiology
Lymphoma
Metastasis
Morphology
Neutropenia
Neutrophils
Purpura - etiology
Spleen
Splenic Diseases - diagnosis
Splenic Diseases - microbiology
Tomography
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Differential diagnosis of multiple hypodense/hypoechoic splenic and liver lesions Lymphoma Leukaemia Metastatic disease Bacterial infection Fungal infection Parasitic infection Sarcoid In acute phase of the disease, lesions of patterns 1 and 2 prevail. Periportal areas of increased attenuation seen on computed tomography are also reported which correlate pathologically with focal linear fibrosis in these immunocompromised patients. 5 The usual differential diagnosis of multiple, focal lesions in liver and spleen include lymphoma, leukaemia deposits, metastasis, bacterial and fungal infection, and sarcoid.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pmj.76.900.663a