A Case of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated With Portal Hypertension.
2021
Ryosuke Saigusa, and
Tetsuo Toyama, and
Yohei Ichimura, and
Takashi Taniguchi, and
Ayumi Yoshizaki, and
Shinichi Sato, and
Yoshihide Asano
From the Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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MeSH Term
Description
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D006975
Hypertension, Portal
Abnormal increase of resistance to blood flow within the hepatic PORTAL SYSTEM, frequently seen in LIVER CIRRHOSIS and conditions with obstruction of the PORTAL VEIN.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012595
Scleroderma, Systemic
A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA.