Peliosis hepatis due to oxymetholone--a clinically benign disorder

Am J Gastroenterol. 1979 Feb;71(2):213-6.

Peliosis hepatis due to oxymetholone--a clinically benign disorder.

Arnold GL, Kaplan MM.

Peliosis hepatis is a rare hepatic disorder mainly diagnosed at surgery or
autopsy. Clinical outcome is thus frequently poor. We report a patient in whom
the diagnosis was established by percutaneous needly biopsy. Withdrawal of the
steroid medication was followed by a prompt clinical improvement. Although
histologic proof of regression is not available, this experience suggests a more
favorable prognosis than previously thought possible.