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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2018

Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by noncirrhotic portal hypertension: A case report and review of literature.

Qi-Bin Yang, Yong-Long He, Chun-Mei Peng, Yu-Feng Qing, Qi He, Jing-Guo Zhou

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Qi-Bin YangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
Yong-Long HeDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
Chun-Mei PengDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
Yu-Feng QingDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
Qi HeDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China.
Jing-Guo ZhouDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan Province, China. jgzhou@cmc.edu.cn.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College · CNAffiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 48 year-old Chinese woman suffering from polyarthritis, irregular fever and trichomadesis was admitted to the hospital. A diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was made based on polyarthritis, pancytopenia, reduced complement 3, multiple positive autoantibodies, a positive Coomb's test and protein in her urine. In addition, splenomegaly was detected during physical examination and confirmed by abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, indicating that the patient had SLE and portal hypertension. Further negative investigations ruled out the possibility of cirrhosis. The patient was diagnosed with active SLE complicated by noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) without liver histopathology, due to the patient's refusal for liver biopsy. Portal vein diameter and splenomegaly decreased following treatment with methylprednisolone, hydroxychloroquine and metoprolol tartrate. To date, SLE complicated by NCPH has rarely been reported, as it is under-recognized clinically as well as pathologically. Here we describe a case of SLE complicated by NCPH and review the literature for its characteristics, which may contribute to improving the recognition of NCPH and reducing missed and delayed diagnosis of this disorder.

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Clinical presentationDiagnosisNoncirrhoticPortal hypertensionSystemic lupus erythematosus

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