Severe thrombocytopenia due to hypersplenism treated with partial splenic embolisation
A 35-year-old woman with background of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension secondary to chronic hepatitis C presented with complication of hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia. She developed severe menorrhagia requiring multiple blood transfusions. In addition, her interferon therapy was withheld...
| Published in: | BMJ Case Reports |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880693088&doi=10.1136%2fbcr-2013-010163&partnerID=40&md5=bddf68d2432390aa08c9552305f782b1 |
| Summary: | A 35-year-old woman with background of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension secondary to chronic hepatitis C presented with complication of hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia. She developed severe menorrhagia requiring multiple blood transfusions. In addition, her interferon therapy was withheld owing to the underlying thrombocytopenia. Partial splenic embolisation was performed, which improved her platelet counts. Subsequently, the menorrhagia was resolved and her interferon therapy was restarted. Copyright 2013 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. |
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| ISSN: | 1757790X |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2013-010163 |