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

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Oct;31(10):1059-60. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182694126.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / complications*
  • Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis*
  • Portal Vein / pathology
  • Splenomegaly / complications*
  • Splenomegaly / diagnosis*