Nodular regenerative hyperplasia with portal hypertension in a patient with myasthenia gravis.
Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver is a rare cause of portal hypertension and bleeding esophageal varices, occurring mainly in association with collagen vascular diseases. The patient described herein had both myasthenia gravis and nodular regenerative hyperplasia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this association.
D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*