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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct;31(10):1059-60.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182694126.

Splenomegaly and variceal bleeding in a ten-year-old HIV-infected girl with noncirrhotic portal hypertension

Vania Giacomet  1 , Alessandra Viganò, Francesca Penagini, Valeria Manfredini, Giovanni Maconi, Mario Camozzi, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti
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Case Reports

Splenomegaly and variceal bleeding in a ten-year-old HIV-infected girl with noncirrhotic portal hypertension

Vania Giacomet et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Oct.
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Abstract

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension is an uncommon liver disease of unknown origin, increasingly described in HIV-infected adults. Prolonged antiretroviral exposure, in particular to didanosine, and thrombophilic predisposition have been suggested as potential pathogenic factors. Data are limited in children. We describe a 10-year-old HIV-infected girl with noncirrhotic portal hypertension who presented with progressive spleen enlargement and variceal bleeding.

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