Slow development of massive splenomegaly, portal and pulmonary hypertension in systematic lupus erythematosus: Can nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver explain all these findings? [2]

Lupus

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 976-978

  Espinoza, Luis R ^a,b   Colmegna, I ^b   DeBoisblanc, B P ^a   Gimenez, C R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SPLENOMEGALY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 30644479267     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203305lu2237xx     Document Type: Letter

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