Budd-Chiari syndrome and Crohn's disease. An unreported association.
Hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome) is a rare complication of ulcerative colitis and has not previously been reported in association with Crohn's disease. We here report the first known case of Crohn's disease presenting as the Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Maccini
D M
DM
Gastroenterology Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 79920.
Berg
J C
JC
Bell
G A
GA
D000328:Adult; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology