Nodular, non-cirrhotic liver associated with portal hypertension in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors:
- M. HarrisMHM. Harris
- R. M. RashRRR. M. Rash
- I. W. DymockIDI. W. Dymock
Open Access
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 27 (12) , 963-966
Abstract
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis developed portal hypertension and died from bleeding oesophageal varices. The liver was small and showed a nodular, non-cirrhotic pattern similar to that described by Blendis et al (1970 and 1974) in association with Felty's syndrome. This appears to be the first report of a patient with this liver lesion associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the absence of Felty's syndrome. The liver lesions described here are compared with partial nodular transformation and nodular regenerative hyperplasia; in spite of some differences it is not proven that these are distinct entities and further study is required to settle this question.Keywords
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