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Portal hypertension in a patient with Hunter disease
Author(s) -
Kato Tomomi,
Isogai Koji,
Orii Koji,
Kuratsubo Izumi,
Kondo Naomi,
Orii Tadao,
Suzuki Yasuyuki
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1007/s10545-006-0308-x
Subject(s) - hepatosplenomegaly , portal hypertension , medicine , disease , metabolic disease , cirrhosis
Summary Hepatosplenomegaly is one of the cardinal signs of Hunter disease; however, portal hypertension has not been described. We report portal hypertension in an adult Hunter patient with the attenuated phenotype.