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Query: UMLS:C0038002 (
splenomegaly
)
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A patient suffering nocturnal paroxysmal hemoglobinuria (
HPN
) associated with the recovery phase of a severe medullar aplasia, and who presented a thrombosis of the portal vein is described. The sudden appearance of fast growing
splenomegaly
with signs of hypersplenism was the sign that made us suspect of a portal thrombosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by an ultrasound and an angiographic study with DIVAS. The problems due to the thromboembolic complications of
HPN
are reviewed and the therapeutic possibilities are discussed.
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PMID:[Thrombosis of the portal vein as a complication of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria]. 209 Oct 93
