title: Portal hypertension in sarcoid liver disease with hypomelanotic skin involvement.
abstract: Portal hypertension due to sarcoid liver disease is a rare entity. We report the case of a 50-year-old female with sarcoid liver disease leading to portal hypertension. The literature on portal hypertension due to hepatic sarcoidosis has been reviewed and the role of steroid therapy discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated LN Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: B S N
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anuradha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000209:etiology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*