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Decreased hepatic echogenicity

MedGen UID:
1379023
Concept ID:
C4477002
Finding
Synonym: Hypoechogenic liver
 
HPO: HP:0031143

Definition

Reduced echogenicity of liver tissue on sonography, manifested as an increased amount of black on the screen of the sonography device. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDecreased hepatic echogenicity

Conditions with this feature

Hypermethioninemia with deficiency of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase
MedGen UID:
462408
Concept ID:
C3151058
Disease or Syndrome
Hypermethioninemia with S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase deficiency is an autosomal recessive severe neurometabolic disorder affecting the muscles, liver, and nervous system, resulting in death in infancy (summary by Bas et al., 2020). Other causes of hypermethioninemia include hereditary tyrosinemia (276700), cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency (236200), and methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency (250850).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Belcaro G, Cox DM, Cesarone MR, Gizzi G, Pellegrini L, Scipione C, Scipione V, Dugall M, Hu S, Corsi M, Feragalli B, Cotellese R
Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2022 Dec;68(4):434-441. doi: 10.23736/S2724-5985.22.03201-6. PMID: 36507829
Burrage LC, Madan S, Li X, Ali S, Mohammad M, Stroup BM, Jiang MM, Cela R, Bertin T, Jin Z, Dai J, Guffey D, Finegold M; Members of the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium (UCDC), Nagamani S, Minard CG, Marini J, Masand P, Schady D, Shneider BL, Leung DH, Bali D, Lee B
JCI Insight 2020 Feb 27;5(4) doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.132342. PMID: 31990680Free PMC Article
Dite P, Blaho M, Bojkova M, Jabandziev P, Kunovsky L
Dig Dis 2020;38(2):143-149. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1159/000505366. PMID: 31865317
Kardorff R, Olveda RM, Acosta LP, Duebbelde UJ, Aligui GD, Alcorn NJ, Doehring E
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 Jun;60(6):954-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.954. PMID: 10403327
Morrison EY, Ragoobirsingh D
J Natl Med Assoc 1992 Jul;84(7):603-8. PMID: 1629924Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Zhang J, Jiang S, Zhang R, Zhang L
Clin Nucl Med 2023 Oct 1;48(10):e474-e476. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004801. PMID: 37682614
Ekambaram M, Najar F, Shetty A, Govande V
Pediatr Rev 2022 Feb 1;43(2):100-103. doi: 10.1542/pir.2020-003046. PMID: 35102400
Dite P, Blaho M, Bojkova M, Jabandziev P, Kunovsky L
Dig Dis 2020;38(2):143-149. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1159/000505366. PMID: 31865317
Morrison EY, Ragoobirsingh D
J Natl Med Assoc 1992 Jul;84(7):603-8. PMID: 1629924Free PMC Article
Lim JH
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991 Jul;157(1):1-8. doi: 10.2214/ajr.157.1.2048504. PMID: 2048504

Therapy

Zhang J, Jiang S, Zhang R, Zhang L
Clin Nucl Med 2023 Oct 1;48(10):e474-e476. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004801. PMID: 37682614
Kaulitz R, Haber P, Sturm E, Schäfer J, Hofbeck M
Herz 2014 Feb;39(1):98-104. Epub 2013 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3811-5. PMID: 23649317
Catalano D, Trovato GM, Martines GF, Randazzo M, Tonzuso A
Liver Int 2008 Nov;28(9):1280-7. Epub 2008 Apr 23 doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01742.x. PMID: 18435716
Yang DM, Kim H, Kang JH, Park CH, Kim HS, Shin DB
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2005 Sep-Oct;29(5):592-5. doi: 10.1097/01.rct.0000174666.29738.68. PMID: 16163025
Kardorff R, Olveda RM, Acosta LP, Duebbelde UJ, Aligui GD, Alcorn NJ, Doehring E
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 Jun;60(6):954-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.954. PMID: 10403327

Prognosis

Hatanaka M, Nakazawa A, Nakano N, Matsuoka K, Ikeda H, Hamano I, Sakamoto S, Kasahara M
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Cir Cir 2012 Mar-Apr;80(2):128-33. PMID: 22644007
Catalano D, Trovato GM, Martines GF, Randazzo M, Tonzuso A
Liver Int 2008 Nov;28(9):1280-7. Epub 2008 Apr 23 doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01742.x. PMID: 18435716
Kim EA, Yoon KH, Lee YH, Kim HW, Juhng SK, Won JJ
Korean J Radiol 2003 Oct-Dec;4(4):224-33. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2003.4.4.224. PMID: 14726639Free PMC Article
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Clinical prediction guides

Belcaro G, Cox DM, Cesarone MR, Gizzi G, Pellegrini L, Scipione C, Scipione V, Dugall M, Hu S, Corsi M, Feragalli B, Cotellese R
Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2022 Dec;68(4):434-441. doi: 10.23736/S2724-5985.22.03201-6. PMID: 36507829
Burrage LC, Madan S, Li X, Ali S, Mohammad M, Stroup BM, Jiang MM, Cela R, Bertin T, Jin Z, Dai J, Guffey D, Finegold M; Members of the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium (UCDC), Nagamani S, Minard CG, Marini J, Masand P, Schady D, Shneider BL, Leung DH, Bali D, Lee B
JCI Insight 2020 Feb 27;5(4) doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.132342. PMID: 31990680Free PMC Article
Kaulitz R, Haber P, Sturm E, Schäfer J, Hofbeck M
Herz 2014 Feb;39(1):98-104. Epub 2013 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00059-013-3811-5. PMID: 23649317
Catalano D, Trovato GM, Martines GF, Randazzo M, Tonzuso A
Liver Int 2008 Nov;28(9):1280-7. Epub 2008 Apr 23 doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01742.x. PMID: 18435716
Kim EA, Yoon KH, Lee YH, Kim HW, Juhng SK, Won JJ
Korean J Radiol 2003 Oct-Dec;4(4):224-33. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2003.4.4.224. PMID: 14726639Free PMC Article

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