Hepatic granuloma: decreasing trend in a high‐incidence area

Background: Hepatic granuloma (HG) has a high reported incidence in Saudi Arabia (14.6%). We aimed to identify the incidence of HG in our centres and review its presenting features and underlying aetiology.

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