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Preferred term

Peliosis Hepatis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 91(81); was see under LIVER DISEASES 1981-90

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • angiomatosis hepatis
  • hepaattinen angiomatoosi
  • hepaattinen pelioosi
  • hepaattinen purppura
  • maksan angiomatoosi
  • maksapelioosi
  • maksapurppura
  • peliosis hepatis
  • purpura hepatis
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010382

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