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Sarcoidosis with Multiple Hepatic and Splenic Nodules on Dynamic Computed Tomography
- Suzy L. Kim, MD;
- R. Kristina Gedgaudas-McClees, MD; and
- J. Patrick Waring, MD
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Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown cause, characterized by the presence of non-necrotizing granulomas in multiple organs (1). Most patients have intrathoracic sarcoidosis, and respiratory symptoms predominate in these patients (1, 2). Asymptomatic hepatic and splenic granulomas may be seen in patients with thoracic sarcoidosis (3-5). However, computed tomography (CT) scanning usually shows no distinct lesions (5-7).
Between October 1990 and August 1991, we evaluated three patients at Emory University and one patient at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center because CT scans showed numerous hypodense lesions in the liver and spleen. The CT findings of the liver and spleen
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Article and Author Information
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From Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. For current author addresses, see end of text.
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Requests for Reprints: J. Patrick Waring, MD, Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, P.O. Box Drawer AL, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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Current Author Addresses: Drs. Kim and Waring: Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30322. Dr. Gedgaudas-McClees: Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Radiology, Atlanta, GA 30322.
