Massive hepatic infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus

Liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus, as demonstrated by abnormal histopathology, is rare and usually mild; typically, this hepatic disease is of chronic nature and not related to a hypercoagulable state. A patient is described in whom life-threatening hypercoagulability in association with...

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Published in:Digestive diseases and sciences 1990-12, Vol.35 (12), p.1557-1560
Main Authors: KHOURY, G, TOBI, M, OREN, M, TRAUB, Y. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Infarction - etiology
Liver - blood supply
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Medical sciences
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
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Summary:Liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus, as demonstrated by abnormal histopathology, is rare and usually mild; typically, this hepatic disease is of chronic nature and not related to a hypercoagulable state. A patient is described in whom life-threatening hypercoagulability in association with systemic lupus erythematosus resulted in extensive liver infarction. Follow-up radionuclide liver scintigraphy suggested that regenerative recovery in the infarcted areas of the liver may be delayed or absent, but there was no evident functional hepatic impairment.
ISSN:0163-2116
1573-2568
DOI:10.1007/BF01540576