Hepatoportal sclerosis and extrahepatic portal venous obstruction associated with anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome in child.
We report a 2-year-old child with extrahepatic portal venous obstruction, hepatoportal sclerosis and pulmonary thromboembolism whose sole hypercoagulability factor was the presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies.
Sawamura
Regina
R
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. sawamura@fmrp.usp.br
Louzada-Junior
Paulo
P
Ferriani
Virginia Paes Leme
VP
Ramalho
Leandra N Z
LN
Fernandes
Maria Inez M
MI
D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*