peliosis hepatis/asthenia

A 6-year-old spayed female Golden Retriever was examined because of generalized weakness and abdominal distention. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a large quantity of peritoneal fluid. In addition, the liver appeared larger than normal and contained multiple, small, nodular masses and cyst-like

We present the case of a 25-year-old woman with a history of weakness, weight loss, anemia, and elevated liver enzymes. Outpatient diagnostic evaluation, including abdominal ultrasound and endoscopies, revealed no conclusive explanation for the clinical picture and the patient was admitted to our

Hepatic peliosis is a morphologic entity characterized by the presence in the liver of blood-filled cystic spaces. These can be single or multiple, and of variable size. The internal surface of these cavities is covered by endothelial cells and adjacent hepatocytes can be normal or show atrophic or

We report a 5-year-old boy with X-linked myotubular myopathy complicated by peliosis hepatis. At birth, he was affected with marked generalized muscle hypotonia and weakness, which required permanent ventilatory support, and was bedridden for life. He died of acute fatal hepatic hemorrhage after