Abstract

Hepatic calcifications are seen frequently in childhood contrary to expectations. Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and hydatid cyst; tumoral lesions such as hepatic hamartoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and hepatoblastoma; vascular lesions such as hemangioendothelioma, arteriovenous malformations, and aneurysms; and calculi of the biliary system can be the reason of hepatic calcifications. We present 3 cases with hepatic calcifications that were incidentally diagnosed with laboratory examinations for nonspecific complaints such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, weight loss, cough and fever in this report. The diagnosis was calcified tuberculosis granuloma in two cases (cases 2 and 3) and active pulmonary tuberculosis with coincidental calcified hepatic hydatid cyst in the other case (case 1)

Keywords: Calcification, Hepatic, Hydatid cyst, Tuberculosis, Children

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Bozabalı S, Olukman Ö, Cangar Ş. Three Pediatric Cases Presenting with Hepatic Calcification. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];10(2):126-9. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/402