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T Kallio1, P I Nevalainen, J T Lahtela
1Medical School, University of Tampere, and Department of Radiology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Purpose:
To describe a specific imaging pattern of hepatic fatty change typical of diabetic patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) treated with intraperitoneal (i.p.) insulin.
Material And Methods:
Liver ultrasound was applied in 16 CAPD patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Presence of hepatic subcapsular steatosis and maximum thickness of the fatty layer were recorded. Liver MR examination was made of 1 patient found to have extensive subcapsular steatosis.
Results:
Hepatic ultrasound revealed a typical pattern of subcapsular steatosis ("coating-of-fat") in 7/8 patients treated with i.p. insulin. None (0/8) of the diabetic CAPD patients treated with subcutaneous insulin had subcapsular steatosis.
Conclusion:
Hepatic subcapsular steatosis is specific to CAPD patients on i.p. insulin treatment. To our knowledge this is the first report to describe imaging findings in this particular form of hepatic fatty change.
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