Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of cat scratch disease, a human infection usually characterized by persistent regional lymphadenopathy. It is transmitted to humans by cat scratches or bites. Cats are the major reservoir for this bacterium thus B. henselae has a worldwide distribution. The...

We describe the palliative therapy for multiple metachronous oral metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma in a 72-year-old patient with emphasis on maintaining oral functions by local debulking procedures in due consideration of the dissemination of the neoplasm to multiple organs. The first oral met...

We describe a rare case of peliosis hepatis and gummatous syphilis of the liver with emphasis on CT findings. Image characteristics of our patient included pseudotumoral appearance of peliosis hepatis, isodensity to the adjacent liver parenchyma on unenhanced and dual-phase scanning. To our knowledg...

A splenic mass was found in an asymptomatic 76-year-old woman who had been treated with steroids for autoimmune hepatitis. The lesion was found to be hyperechoic on ultrasound examination, hypovascular on angiography, low attenuating on postcontrast computed tomography, isointense to splenic parench...

We describe two cases of aplastic anaemia due to paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and Fanconi syndrome, in which patients developed peliosis hepatis after prolonged treatment with androgens. One patient developed severe subcapsular bleeding, successfully treated with catheterization of the right...