Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography · 1987 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineAnatomic PathologyHepatologyCirrhosisHepatic PathologyHepatobiliary PathologyInfectious PathologyLiver DiseaseParasitic PathologyHepatic PathogenesisHepatic TropismSyphilis DiagnosticsSyphilis Screening
A case of tertiary syphilis is reported in which CT demonstrated liver involvement. There were calcifications in the liver indistinguishable from hepatic calcifications due to other diseases. Syphilitic gummata should be considered in the differential diagnosis of liver calcifications when the clinical history is appropriate.