Hepatic Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection | Zendy

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Hepatic Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Author(s) -

Hye-Sun Park,

Hye Min Kim,

Ji-Yeon Lee,

Su-Young Jung,

Seung-Hee Han,

YongBeom Park,

Soo-Kon Lee,

Sang Hoon Ahn,

SangWon Lee

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of rheumatic diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2093-940X

pISSN - 2233-4718

DOI - 10.4078/jrd.2015.22.3.200

Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , chronic hepatitis , virology , hepatitis b virus , virus , immunology , pathology

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory granulomatous disease affecting multiple organs, including liver, spleen, heart, eyes, and skin. Liver involvement is reported in 11.5% of cases and many studies have reported on the association between hepatitis C virus infection and sarcoidosis. However, the role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as a trigger for sarcoidosis has never been reported. We describe a case of hepatic sarcoidosis in a patient with chronic hepatitis B infection, with a possible link between the two. It is the first case report of a patient with interferon-α-naïve chronic HBV infection presenting with hepatic sarcoidosis accompanied by portal hypertension and liver cirrhosis. (J Rheum Dis 2015;22:200-204)

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