Liver transplantation for very severe hepatopulmonary syndrome due to vitamin A-induced chronic liver disease in a patient with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
Abstract Vitamin A intoxication is a rare cause of liver disease, but the risk increases in patients with underlying liver dysfunction. We present a patient with Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome who developed liver fibrosis, portal hypertension and very severe hepatopulmonary syndrome as a consequence of...
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Main Authors: |
Giorgia Bucciol,
David Cassiman,
Tania Roskams,
Marleen Renard,
Ilse Hoffman,
Peter Witters,
Rik Schrijvers,
Heidi Schaballie,
Barbara Bosch,
Maria Caterina Putti,
Olivier Gheysens,
Noel Knops,
Marc Gewillig,
Djalila Mekahli,
Jacques Pirenne,
Isabelle Meyts |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0818-2
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