Abstract:
:Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) has recently been reported as a liver complication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and has been found to be associated with exposure to didanosine. Here, we describe the case of an HIV-infected patient with portal hypertension who initially presented with massive ascites and portal vein thrombosis. The patient's HIV-1 infection was well-controlled with highly active antiretroviral therapy (lamivudine/didanosine plus nevirapine) for 3 years since its diagnosis in 2007. He had no history of alcoholism, drug abuse, or liver diseases. An extensive work-up for other possible causes of liver disease was performed, but the results were inconclusive. In addition to reporting this case, we have reviewed the literature on didanosine-related NCPH and analyzed the findings of 61 similar previously reported cases.
journal_name
Jpn J Infect Disjournal_title
Japanese journal of infectious diseasesauthors
Chang HM,Tsai HC,Lee SS,Wann SR,Chen YSsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-01-01 00:00:00pages
61-5issue
1eissn
1344-6304issn
1884-2836journal_volume
65pub_type
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