CASE REPORT: Hepatic involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome

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 ty...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 1999-11, Vol.14 (11), p.1124-1128
Hauptverfasser:	Barak, Nir, Orion, Yael, Schneider, Mordechai, Bernheim, Joel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult anticardiolipin antiphospholipid syndrome Antiphospholipid Syndrome - diagnosis Antiphospholipid Syndrome - pathology autoimmune hepatitis Biopsy Diagnosis, Differential Female Hepatic Veins - pathology Hepatitis, Autoimmune - diagnosis Hepatitis, Autoimmune - pathology Humans liver Liver - pathology Liver Cirrhosis - diagnosis Liver Cirrhosis - pathology lupus anticoagulant Middle Aged Thrombosis - diagnosis Thrombosis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	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
ISSN:	0815-9319 1440-1746
DOI:	10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.02018.x