| Literature DB >> 27190864 |
Jayabal Pandiaraja1, Arumugam Sathyaseelan2.
Abstract
Budd- Chiari syndrome is caused by obstruction of hepatic venous outflow. There are numerous causes for Budd-Chiari syndrome. One of the causes is systemic lupus erythematosus due to antiphospholipid antibodies. Only few cases have reported Budd-Chiari syndrome as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This is a case report of Budd-Chiari syndrome due to SLE.Entities:
Keywords: Antiphospholipid antibodies; Hepatic vein; Inferior vena cava (IVC)
Year: 2016 PMID: 27190864 PMCID: PMC4866162 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16623.7532
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X