Coexistence of nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver and pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases: report of three cases and review of the literature
| Autor: | Tohru Akahoshi, Hirobumi Kondo, Jun Okada, Shigehiro Kokubu, Yuko Kurihara, Hiroyuki Watabe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Adolescent Hypertension Pulmonary Connective tissue Pulmonary Artery Fatal Outcome Rheumatology Internal medicine Medicine Humans In patient Connective Tissue Diseases Aged business.industry Clinical course medicine.disease Pulmonary hypertension medicine.anatomical_structure Focal Nodular Hyperplasia Circulatory system Hepatocytes Female Radiography Thoracic CTD business Nodular regenerative hyperplasia |
| Zdroj: | Modern Rheumatology. 16:389-394 |
| ISSN: | 1439-7609 1439-7595 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/s10165-006-0514-2 |
| Popis: | Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver (NRH) is known to be a rare condition in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD). In this report, we document three patients with CTD who had both NRH and pulmonary hypertension (PH). All three patients developed PH during their course and thereafter developed NRH. The clinical course of these patients suggests that circulatory disturbance caused by PH might be a trigger for NRH. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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