title: Systemic sclerosis with portal hypertensive ascites responded to corticosteroid treatment.
abstract: We describe a case of systemic sclerosis (SSc) complicated with portal hypertensive ascites which did not improve with diuretics and ascitic drainage. When corticosteroid added, her ascites diminished dramatically. Though portal hypertension can be imputed to other causes, such as polycystic liver in this case, it can occur in limited SSc with positive anti-centromere antibody and respond to corticosteroid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Xue-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Meng-Tao
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones