PELIOSIS HEPATIS ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY

A rare case of peliosis hepatis associated with idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy is reported, A 75-year-old man was admitted for evalua tion of marked edema and jaundice, Serum total bilirubin was elevated above 20 mg/dl, The liver biopsy under laparoscopy revealed marked sin usoidal dilatation and retention of red blood cells, which was consist ent with a diagnosis of peliosis hepatis, Cardiac catheterization reve aled right ventricular filling disturbance without specific findings o n endomyocardial biopsy, suggesting idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopa thy. The level of serum total bilirubin decreased in association with improvement of edema after drip infusion of furosemide therapy.