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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Published inJournal of gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 14; no. 11; pp. 1124 - 1128
Main Authors Barak, Nir, Orion, Yael, Schneider, Mordechai, Bernheim, Joel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Science Pty 01.11.1999
Subjects
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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Summary: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
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ISSN:0815-9319
1440-1746
DOI:10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.02018.x