Chronic hepatitis C is a common associated with hepatic granulomas

Table 1 Patients with hepatic granuloma by diagnosis

Diagnosis	Number of patients
HCV	9
Histoplasmosis	4
Sarcoidosis	3
HIV alone	2
HCV/HBV	2
HCV/HIV	2
Mycobacterium avium	2
Primary biliary cirrhosis	2
Unknown	2
Tuberculosis	1
Coccidiomycosis	1
Cryptococcus	1
HBV	1
Hodgkin’s lymphoma	1
Q Fever	1
Mucormycosis	1
Drug induced	1

Table 2 Patients with HCV only

Age (yr)	Gender	Fibrosis stage	Granuloma location	Comments
46	Female	F3	Portal tract	Multiple
54	Male	F2	Lobule	Multiple
46	Male	F2	Portal tract	Single
52	Female	F1	Diffuse	↑ alkaline phos
51	Female	F1	Portal tract	Single
45	Male	F1	Lobule	Multiple
67	Male	F1	Portal tract	Multiple, refractile
				Crystals
47	Male	F1	Portal tract	Multiple
37	Female	F2	Portal tract	Single