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A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis

A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis

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A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis

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A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Publisher

United States: Informa Healthcare

Journal title

Modern rheumatology, 2006-04, Vol.16 (2), p.92-96

Language

English

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United States: Informa Healthcare

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Abstract
A 53-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis was found to have thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly, and gastric varices. She was diagnosed as having idiopathic portal hypertension on the basis of liver biopsy and angiography. Treatment with prednisolone was not sufficiently effective for thrombocytopenia. After transa...

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A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67897538

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67897538

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ISSN

1439-7595

E-ISSN

1439-7609

DOI

10.3109/s10165-006-0456-8

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