title: A Case of Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Associated With Chronic Didanosine Therapy.
abstract: A 66-year-old man with HIV and recurrent thromboembolism presented with new-onset ascites with an extensive diagnostic work-up that was unremarkable. He was diagnosed with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension after a liver biopsy revealed mild fibrosis and hepatic venography revealed an elevated hepatic venous pressure gradient. The etiology of portal hypertension was attributed to didanosine therapy, a rare but noted side effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stotts
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chisholm
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, John Cochran Veterans Affairs Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nurutdinova
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, John Cochran Veterans Affairs Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Haripriya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maddur