DISSEMINATED COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS DEMONSTRATED BY NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE LIVER
Authors: James R. Ward, Robert C. Hunter
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 January 1958DISSEMINATED COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS DEMONSTRATED BY NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE LIVERJAMES R. WARD, ROBERT C. HUNTER JR.JAMES R. WARD, ROBERT C. HUNTER JR.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-1-157 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGranulomata in the liver have been previously demonstrated in tissue obtained by needle biopsy in such diseases as tuberculosis,1-8 sarcoidosis,2, 3, 9-14 Hodgkin's disease,3 lymphopathia venereum,3 tularemia,2, 3, 15 brucellosis,2, 3, 16, 17 syphilis,2, 3 leprosy,18 and fungus infections.14When involvement of the liver occurs in these diffuse granulomatous diseases, the foci are usually widely scattered.5, 14, 16Zamcheck and Sidman19have reviewed various studies which indicate the validity of the liver biopsy specimen as a representative histologic sample in such conditions, and in summary state that needle biopsy accurately samples all diffuse anatomic lesions and the majority of focal...Bibliography1. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication July 16, 1956.From the Gastroenterology Service and the Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Army Hospital, Fort Bliss, Texas.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James R. Ward, M.D., 240 Peoples Bank Building, Canton 2, Ohio. 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