HEPATIC GRANULOMAS1

 

Infections

  • Bacterial, spirochetal: TB and atypical mycobacterial infections, tularemia, brucellosis, leprosy, syphilis, Whipple's disease, listeriosis.

  • Viral: mononucleosis, CMV.

  • Rickettsial: Q fever.

  • Fungal: coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcal infections, actinomycosis, aspergillosis, nocardiosis.

  • Parasitic: schistosomiasis, clonorchiasis, toxocariasis, ascariasis, toxoplas-mosis, amebiasis.

  • Hepatobiliary disorders: primary biliary cirrhosis, granulomatous hepati­tis, jejunoileal bypass.

  • Systemic disorders: sarcoidosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma.

  • Drugs/toxins: beryllium, parenteral foreign material (starch, talc, silicone, etc.), phenylbutazone, a-methyldopa, procainamide, allopurinol, phe-nytoin, nitrofurantoin, hydralazine.