GRANULOMATOUS HEPATITIS

Course overview

GRANULOMATOUS HEPATITIS REFERS TO THE PRESENCE OF GRANULOMAS IN THE LIVER. ETIOLOGIES OF THIS CONDITION COVER A BROAD RANGE THAT MAY BE INFECTIOUS, NON-INFECTIOUS, AUTOIMMUNE, DRUG-INDUCED, OR IDIOPATHIC. HEPATIC GRANULOMAS MAY BE INCIDENTAL FINDINGS BUT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNDERLYING SYSTEMIC DISORDER. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES A REVIEW OF GRANULOMATOUS HEPATITIS, INCLUDING ITS ETIOLOGIES, PATHOLOGY, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.