Peptic ulcer disease and malabsorption
Duodenum and SB: Thick folds, fast transit
Mucosal nodularity (2-3 mm sand-like nodules)
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Fluid-distended lumen of SB
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Hepatomegaly (40% of adult cases)
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Biliary tree: Infiltration of walls; irregular strictures
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Splenomegaly with nodular deposits (50% of cases)
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Lymphadenopathy; thickened omentum and mesentery
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Sclerotic &/or lytic lesions in axial skeleton
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Bone scan: Lytic lesions, osteoporosis or osteosclerosis
TOP DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Malabsorption conditions
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (for biliary involvement)