Anticoagulant therapy for nodular regenerative hyperplasia in a HIV-infected patient

Background Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) has been recently recognized as an emergent cause of liver disease in HIV-infected patients. NRH may cause non-cirrhotic portal hypertension with potentially severe consequences such as refractory ascites, variceal bleeding and hypersplenism. Obliter...

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Published in:	BMC gastroenterology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 6
Main Authors:	Bihl, Florian, Janssens, Filip, Boehlen, Francoise, Rubbia-Brandt, Laura, Hadengue, Antoine, Spahr, Laurent
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 18.01.2010 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Abdominal Pain - etiology Adult Anticoagulants (Medicine) Ascites - diagnosis Ascites - etiology Biopsy Care and treatment Case Report Case studies Dosage and administration Esophageal and Gastric Varices - diagnosis Esophageal and Gastric Varices - etiology Female Gastroenterology Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - therapeutic use Hepatology HIV infection HIV Infections - complications Humans Hyperplasia Hyperplasia - etiology Hyperplasia - pathology Hypertension, Portal - drug therapy Hypertension, Portal - etiology Internal Medicine Liver - pathology Lymph Nodes - pathology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Remission Induction Splenomegaly - diagnosis Splenomegaly - etiology Switzerland Thrombophilia Portal Hypertension Atazanavir Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Variceal Bleeding
ISSN:	1471-230X, 1471-230X
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