Journal article
Idiopathic portal hypertension complicating systemic sclerosis: a case report
Abstract
BackgroundPatients with systemic sclerosis may develop mild abnormalities of liver function tests. More serious hepatic involvement has been well documented but is rare. Idiopathic portal hypertension had been reported only in a few female patients with systemic sclerosis.Case presentationAn 82-year-old man with known systemic sclerosis presented with melaena. Urgent gastroscopy revealed oesophageal varices, which re-started bleeding during the …
Authors
Moschos J; Leontiadis GI; Kelly C; Henry J; Kadis S
Journal
BMC Gastroenterology, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1471-230x-5-16
ISSN
1471-230X