Nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: Three cases

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-142

  Leung, Vincent K S ^a   Loke, Tony K L ^a   Luk, Ivy S C ^a   Ng, W L ^a   Chau, T N ^a   Law, S T ^a   Chan, James C S ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Focal nodular hyperplasia; Hypertension, portal; Liver; Lupus erythematosus, systemic

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; HYPERPLASIA; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 65449150130     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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