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C ASE R EPORT : Hepatic involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome
Author(s) -
Barak Nir,
Orion Yael,
Schneider Mordechai,
Bernheim Joel
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.02018.x
Subject(s) - antiphospholipid syndrome , medicine , liver parenchyma , immunology , pathology , antibody
Three cases of hepatic involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome are described. One patient had catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome with haemorrhages and necrosis in the liver parenchyma. The second patient had blood clots in the small hepatic vessels. The third patient had autoimmune hepatitis type I associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. Other possible hepatic manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome are also discussed. © 1999 Blackwell Science Asia Pty Ltd