title: Idiopathic portal hypertension during a catastrophic attack in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: A 43-year old male patient with hyponatremic hypertensive syndrome was diagnosed as catastrophic primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS). He subsequently developed hepatosplenomegaly. The patient also carried thrombophilia- and haemochromatosis-associated gene mutations. Further investigations upon persistence of splenomegaly indicated development of idiopathic portal hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. malicikrikcioglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cikrikcioglu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erkal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hursitoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gundogan
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kayacan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tukek
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology*; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000150:complications; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications