A rare cause of high liver stiffness

Delire, Bénédicte;Komuta, Mina;Michaux, Lucienne;Lanthier, Nicolas
(2020) Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica — Vol. 83, n° 4, p. 675-676 (2020)

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  • Delire, BénédicteUCLouvain
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  • Komuta, MinaUCLouvain
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  • Michaux, LucienneUCLouvain
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(en) A 71-year-old man with a past medical history of arterial hypertension was referred to our outpatient clinic for a suspected liver disease, based on biochemical and radiological findings. He was poorly symptomatic with discrete weight loss due to reduced appetite. Physical examination revealed a good general condition, hepatosplenomegaly, overweight (BMI 27) and enhanced waist circumference. Biochemical examination showed pancytopenia (hemoglobin 11,4 g/dL [13.3-16.7 g/dL], white cells count 3870/μL [4-10x103/μL], platelets count 38000/μL[150-350x103/μL]) and cholestasis (gGT 147 U/L [<60U/L], alkaline phosphatase 152 U/L [40-130 U/L], total bilirubin 2.1 mg/dL [<1.2mg/dL]). ALT and AST levels were normal. [...]
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Delire, B., Komuta, M., Michaux, L., & Lanthier, N. (2020). A rare cause of high liver stiffness. Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica, 83(4), 675-676. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/168025 (Original work published 2020)