Portal hypertension in sarcoid liver disease with hypomelanotic skin involvement.
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.
Mehrotra
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Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated LN Hospital, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002.
Krishnan
P V
PV
Reddy
B S N
BS
Arora
A
A
Anuradha
S
S
Kar
P
P
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*