Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
A 53-year-old man suffering from rheumatoid arthritis for 15 years presented with bleeding esophageal varices, hepatosplenomegaly and normal splenoportal venous axis. Liver biopsy revealed mild fibrosis, suggestive of non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF). There are reports of the association of idiopathic portal hypertension, a condition similar to NCPF, with progressive systemic sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Makharia
G
G
Department of Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Dhiman
R K
RK
Chawla
Y K
YK
Vasistha
R K
RK
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy