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DENIS R. BENJAMIN, BSc, MB, BCh; BELINDA SHUNK, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1978;132(2):207-208.

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The condition of diffuse angiomatoid change in the liver known as peliosis hepatis is uncommon, with only eight cases reported in infancy and childhood.¹ While the etiology remains obscure, anabolic steroids have recently been implicated in certain instances.^2-4 We report a further and most unusual case, in a child with aplastic anemia treated with oxymetholone, in which the peliotic process involved both the liver and spleen. Death was due to the rupture of a peliotic lesion on the surface of the spleen. Of additional interest was the presence of chronic persistent hepatitis demonstrated to be due to hepatitis B antigen.

Report of a Case.—This male patient developed idiopathic aplastic anemia at the age of 9 years (June 1970). His initial corticosteroid therapy (prednisone 10 to 60 mg/day) was supplemented with oxymetholone (25 to 100 mg/day) and he received a total of 80 grams over the next five-years. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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