Idiopathic portal hypertension during a catastrophic attack in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome
| Journal | Volume 73 - 2010 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | M. A. Cikrikcioglu, H. Erkal, M. Hursitoglu, A. Karadag, AGEB, S.M. Kayacan, T. Tukek |
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| (1) Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey ; (2) Private Yesiltepe Clinic, Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, Turkey ; (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. |
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A 43-year old male patient with hyponatremic hypertensive syn- drome was diagnosed as catastrophic primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS). He subsequently developed hepatospleno- megaly. The patient also carried thrombophilia- and haemochro- matosis-associated gene mutations. Further investigations upon persistence of splenomegaly indicated development of idiopathic portal hypertension. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2010, 73, 521-526). |
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