Peliosis hepatis causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It’s easy! Click here to learn about editing.
Overview
Peliosis hepatis may be caused by drugs, toxins, chronic wasting disease, malignancy, and infection. Peliosis Hepatitis may develop in individuals with renal or cardiac transplantation, but in about 20-50% of patients, they are no comorbidities.
Causes
Peliosis hepatis may be caused by drugs, toxins, chronic wasting disease, malignancy, and infection. Peliosis Hepatitis may develop in individuals with renal or cardiac transplantation, but in about 20-50% of patients, they are no comorbidities.
common causes include
- Corticosteriods
- Oral Contraceptives
- Tuberculosis
- Malignancy particularly Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Diabetes mellitus
- Necrotizing vasculitis
- Infection in AIDS, bacillary peliosis caused by Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana)
- Hematologic disorders. [1]
References
© 2026 MyEClinic – IFTM Institut für Telematik in der Medizin GmbH