Published April 1997
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Journal article
A case of infantile Dubin-Johnson syndrome with high CT attenuation in the liver
- 1. Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo (Japan)
Description
We report a case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS) with severe infantile cholestasis and elevated computed tomography (CT) attenuation of the liver. Increased levels of urinary coproporphyrin I were found as well as pigment granules in the hepatocytes and hepatosteatosis. The CT attenuation was markedly higher in the liver of this patient at the ages of 3 and 7 months than in the spleen or kidneys. This high attenuation may be a finding specific to infantile DJS and, therefore, abdominal CT may be helpful in the diagnosis. (orig.). With 3 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Pediatric Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 345-347.
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
- CODEN
- PDRYA5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 28045366
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INFANTS; JAUNDICE; LIVER; METABOLIC DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BODY; CHILDREN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; GLANDS; MAMMALS; MAN; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PRIMATES; SYMPTOMS; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES