title: Hepatoportal sclerosis and extrahepatic portal venous obstruction associated with anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome in child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. sawamura@fmrp.usp.br
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawamura
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Louzada-Junior
authors.forename: Virginia Paes Leme
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Ferriani
authors.forename: Leandra N Z
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.forename: Maria Inez M
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: 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*