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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2023

RECURRENT SEPSIS IN A PATIENT WITH BILIARY HAMARTOMAS.

Maria Beatriz Santos, Magda Ponta Garça, Bárbara Vieira, Paulo Ávila, Alexandra Freitas

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Beatriz SantosInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
Magda Ponta GarçaInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
Bárbara VieiraGeneral Surgery Department Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
Paulo ÁvilaInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
Alexandra FreitasInternal Medicine Department, Hospital de Santo Espírito da Ilha Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
Hospital de Santo Espirito de Angra do Heroísmo · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biliary hamartomas or von Meyenburg complexes (VMCs) are hepatic tumour-like lesions related to congenital malformation of the ductal plate, and are part of the ciliopathy spectrum of disorders. The exact pathogenesis of VMCs is unclear and it remains controversial whether they have the potential for malignant transformation. Patients are often asymptomatic and VMCs are usually encountered as an incidental finding on imaging. We report a case of recurrent sepsis with an unidentified focus. It was later confirmed that biliary hamartomas were acting as a sanctuary for the persistent pathogenic agent. The authors hope to draw attention to the existence of this unusual focus of recurrent sepsis. LEARNING POINTS: Hepatobiliary sepsis is an unusual clinical presentation of biliary hamartomas.Clinicians should be aware of the infectious complications of these diffuse structural biliary ductal abnormalities.Early recognition of this atypical life-threatening clinical presentation is important for the prognosis.

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Biliary hamartomahepatic lesionssepsisvon Meyenburg complex

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PMID36969523
PMCPMC10035609
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