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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2018

Portal Vein Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Paradox?

Frieda Wolf, Karina Glick, Mazen Elias, Reuven Mader

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 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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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Frieda WolfDepartment of Internal Medicine C, Emek Medical Center, Itzhak Rabin Blvd., Afula, Israel.
Karina GlickDepartment of Internal Medicine C, Emek Medical Center, Itzhak Rabin Blvd., Afula, Israel.
Mazen EliasDepartment of Internal Medicine C, Emek Medical Center, Itzhak Rabin Blvd., Afula, Israel.
Reuven MaderDivision of Rheumatology, Emek Medical Center, Itzhak Rabin Blvd., Afula, Israel.
Emek Medical Center · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 36-year-old woman with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) presented with necrotic skin lesions and pulmonary infiltrates. There was eosinophilic vasculitis on skin biopsy, and substantial tissue eosinophilia in her bone marrow. She had unexplained worsening thrombocytopenia, which prompted a thrombophilia work-up. However, abnormalities in liver enzymes led to the extraordinary finding of portal vein thrombosis. Thrombocytopenia resolved with treatment with low molecular weight heparin. This case highlights the risk of hypercoagulability in eosinophilia specifically, and in EGPA. We suggest that thrombosis should be ruled out in all cases of EGPA. LEARNING POINTS: Eosinophilia is a hypercoagulable state.Thrombocytopenia is not part of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and may herald thrombosis.Thromboembolism should be ruled out in the setting of EGPA with eosinophilia.Prompt diagnosis can prevent unnecessary procedures.

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EGPAeosinophiliahypercoagulabilityPortal vein thrombosis

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PMID30755990
PMCPMC6346807
OpenAlexW2902814288

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