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Tonutti A, Pugliese N, Ceribelli A, Isailovic N, De Santis M, Colapietro F, De Nicola S, Polverini D, Selmi C, Aghemo A. The autoimmune landscape of Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder: What the rheumatologist needs to know. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2024; 67:152467. [PMID: 38805899 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder (PSVD) encompasses a group of vascular disorders characterized by lesions of the portal venules and sinusoids with clinical manifestations ranging from non-specific abnormalities in serum liver enzymes to clinically overt portal hypertension and related complications. Several reports have documented cases of PSVD in patients with systemic autoimmune conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. It is of note that these diseases share specific pathophysiological features with PSVD, including endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation, and molecular signatures. This narrative review aims to summarize the current knowledge on the association between PSVD and systemic autoimmune diseases, emphasizing the importance of promptly recognizing this condition in the rheumatological practice, and highlighting the key aspects where further research is necessary from both pathogenic and clinical perspectives.
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- Antonio Tonutti
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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Gunnarsson R, Hetlevik SO, Lilleby V, Molberg Ø. Mixed connective tissue disease. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2016; 30:95-111. [DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sasajima T, Suzuki T, Mori K, Ichii O, Tai M, Ochiai H, Ejiri Y, Watanabe H, Ohira H, Obara K, Sato Y. A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol 2014. [DOI: 10.3109/s10165-006-0456-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Däbritz J, Worch J, Materna U, Koch B, Koehler G, Duck C, Frühwald MC, Foell D. Life-threatening hypersplenism due to idiopathic portal hypertension in early childhood: case report and review of the literature. BMC Gastroenterol 2010; 10:122. [PMID: 20961440 PMCID: PMC2988068 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-10-122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is a disorder of unknown etiology and is characterized clinically by portal hypertension, splenomegaly, and hypersplenism accompanied by pancytopenia. This study evaluates the pathogenic concept of the disease by a systematic review of the literature and illustrates novel pathologic and laboratory findings. CASE PRESENTATION We report the first case of uncontrolled splenic hyperperfusion and enlargement with subsequent hypersplenism leading to life-threatening complications of IPH in infancy and emergent splenectomy. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that splenic NO and VCAM-1, rather than ET-1, have a significant impact on the development of IPH, even at a very early stage of disease. The success of surgical interventions targeting the splenic hyperperfusion suggests that the primary defect in the regulation of splenic blood flow seems to be crucial for the development of IPH. Thus, beside other treatment options splenectomy needs to be considered as a prime therapeutic option for IPH.
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- Jan Däbritz
- Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Muenster, Münster, Germany.
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Horai Y, Miyamura T, Hirata A, Nakamura M, Takahama S, Ando H, Minami R, Yamamoto M, Suematsu E. Idiopathic portal hypertension in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease and protein C deficiency. Intern Med 2010; 49:2013-6. [PMID: 20847509 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report a 29-year-old woman with a 2.5 year history of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) who developed idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) and thrombocytopenia as a result of hypersplenism. She had recurrent esophagogastric variceal rupture. Hematological examination also revealed low levels of protein C activity. The liver biopsy specimen showed non-specific mild inflammation and no thrombi. However, portal vein thrombosis developed after splenectomy. This was a rare case of severe complications of IPH accompanying MCTD and protein C deficiency.
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- Yoshiro Horai
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka.
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Fifteen-year experience of pediatric-onset mixed connective tissue disease. Clin Rheumatol 2009; 29:53-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1276-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2009] [Revised: 08/19/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Köksal AS, Köklü S, Ibiş M, Balci M, Ciçek B, Saşmaz N, Sahin B. Clinical features, serum interleukin-6, and interferon-gamma levels of 34 turkish patients with hepatoportal sclerosis. Dig Dis Sci 2007; 52:3493-8. [PMID: 17404864 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9596-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2006] [Accepted: 09/04/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hepatoportal sclerosis (HPS) is a clinical disorder of obscure pathogenesis with a variable clinical profile. The aim of the study was to summarize the clinical features of Turkish patients with HPS and to measure the serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and interferon (IFN)-gamma to determine the T helper cell profile in the pathogenesis. The study was conducted on 34 HPS patients (17 men, 17 women; mean age at diagnosis, 27+/-10 years) and 15 healthy controls. The clinical features of HPS patients including demographics, clinical history, laboratory, and ultrasonography findings were summarized. Serum IL-6 and IFN-gamma levels were measured by using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Gastrointestinal bleeding was the most common dominant presenting symptom. Majority of the patients had preserved liver function tests. Serum triglyceride levels were decreased in 30%. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed well-demarcated bands of increased echogenicity surrounding the portal vein wall and sudden narrowing of the intrahepatic second-degree portal vein branches in all cases. Spontaneous shunts and/or collaterals were seen in 13 cases (37%). Extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis were seen in 7 (20%) patients after at least 5 years of disease duration. Serum levels of both IL-6 (median, 3.2 pg/mL) and IFN-gamma (median, 7.8 pg/mL) were significantly higher in HPS patients compared with the control group (median, 1 pg/mL). HPS has variable clinical profile in different geographic areas of the world. Both Th1 and 2 cells may have a role in the regulation of immune response and pathogenesis of the disease.
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- Aydin Seref Köksal
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Isabel Fiel M, Thung SN, Hytiroglou P, Emre S, Schiano TD. Liver Failure and Need for Liver Transplantation in Patients With Advanced Hepatoportal Sclerosis. Am J Surg Pathol 2007; 31:607-14. [PMID: 17414109 DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213425.76621.f1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hepatoportal sclerosis (HPS) is one of the causes of noncirrhotic portal hypertension. In general, hepatic synthetic function is preserved and treatment is aimed at relief of the portal hypertension. In this study, we present the clinical and pathologic features of HPS cases who underwent liver transplantation (LT). LT cases with confirmed gross and microscopic diagnosis of HPS are included. Weight of the explanted liver, presence of thrombi in the main blood vessels, and gross and microscopic characteristics were assessed. Clinical information was gathered from chart review. From 1995 to 2004, 8 LT patients were diagnosed with HPS. Cirrhosis resulting from alcohol (2), autoimmune hepatitis (2), and hepatitis B (1), or cryptogenic cirrhosis (3) was the presumed diagnoses pre-LT. Seven patients presented with bleeding varices and 5 had concomitant ascites. At the time of LT, mean values were: prothrombin time of 15.2 seconds, serum albumin 3.2 g/dL, serum bilirubin 3.5 mg/dL, alkaline phosphatase 140 IU/L, aspartate aminotransferase 39.4 IU/L, and alanine aminotransferase 34.7 IU/L. Explanted livers were shrunken, with weights ranging from 715 to 1199 g (mean 934). Nonocclusive portal vein thrombosis was present in 2 patients. On histologic examination, there was dense portal fibrosis, marked phlebosclerosis, and presence of variable degrees of megasinusoid formation. Four livers also had features of incomplete septal cirrhosis. None showed histologic features of the presumed underlying liver disease. In conclusion, HPS can cause hepatic synthetic dysfunction that may necessitate LT. Small liver volume, significant portal fibrosis, and phlebosclerosis may contribute to hepatic parenchymal loss and subsequent synthetic compromise.
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- M Isabel Fiel
- The Lillian & Henry M Stratton-Hans Popper Department of Pathology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Malik M, Ahmed AR. Dual diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris and connective tissue disease. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 55:699-704. [PMID: 17010755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2005] [Revised: 04/12/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This is a retrospective analysis of patients with pemphigus vulgaris and connective tissue disease (CTD) present as systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed CTD, or both. Pemphigus vulgaris was severe, difficult to treat, but eventually responded to therapy, resulting in a remission. In 6 patients, the CTD was stable and controlled with symptomatic therapy, and in 7 patients required systemic therapy. Life-threatening systemic involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus or mixed CTD-such as renal, cardiac, and neurologic-were absent in these patients on 8 years (range 3-18 years) of follow-up. There are two limitations to this study. First, it is a retrospective study. Second, no other disease control groups were used for comparison purposes.
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- Mohsin Malik
- Department of Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA 02120, USA
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Sasajima T, Suzuki T, Mori K, Ichii O, Tai M, Ochiai H, Ejiri Y, Watanabe H, Ohira H, Obara K, Sato Y. A case of idiopathic portal hypertension associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol 2006; 16:92-6. [PMID: 16633928 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-006-0456-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2005] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A 53-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis was found to have thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly, and gastric varices. She was diagnosed as having idiopathic portal hypertension on the basis of liver biopsy and angiography. Treatment with prednisolone was not sufficiently effective for thrombocytopenia. After transabdominal devascularization with splenectomy, thrombocytopenia subsided and gastric varices disappeared. In this case, the autoimmune mechanism as well as hypersplenism was suspected of being involved in the mechanism of thrombocytopenia.
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- Tomomi Sasajima
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
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Biró E, Szekanecz Z, Czirják L, Dankó K, Kiss E, Szabó NA, Szucs G, Zeher M, Bodolay E, Szegedi G, Bakó G. Association of systemic and thyroid autoimmune diseases. Clin Rheumatol 2005; 25:240-5. [PMID: 16247581 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1165-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Revised: 06/22/2005] [Accepted: 06/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There are few large cohort studies available on the association of systemic and thyroid autoimmune diseases. In this study, we wished to determine the association of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD) with systemic autoimmune diseases. METHODS One thousand five hundred and seventeen patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic sclerosis (SSc), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) were included in the study. The HT and GD were diagnosed based on thorough clinical evaluation, imaging and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). The frequency of HT and GD in these diseases was assessed. In addition, 426 patients with HT or GD were assessed and the incidence of SLE, RA, SSc, MCTD, SS and PM/DM among these patients was determined. Prevalence ratios indicating the prevalences of GD or HT among our autoimmune patients in comparison to prevalences of GD or HT in the general population were calculated. RESULTS Altogether 8.2% of systemic autoimmune patients had either HT or GD. MCTD and SS most frequently overlapped with autoimmune thyroid diseases (24 and 10%, respectively). HT was more common among MCTD, SS and RA patients (21, 7 and 6%, respectively) than GD (2.5, 3 and 1.6%, respectively). The prevalences of HT in SLE, RA, SSc, MCTD, SS and PM/DM were 90-, 160-, 220-, 556-, 176- and 69-fold higher than in the general population, respectively. The prevalences of GD in the same systemic diseases were 68-, 50-, 102-, 76-, 74- and 37-fold higher than in the general population, respectively. Among all thyroid patients, 30% had associated systemic disease. In particular, 51% of HT and only 16% of GD subjects had any of the systemic disorders. MCTD, SS, SLE, RA, SSc and PM/DM were all more common among HT patients (20, 17, 7, 4, 2 and 2%, respectively) than in GD individuals (2, 5, 5, 1, 2 and 1%, respectively). CONCLUSION Systemic and thyroid autoimmune diseases often overlap with each other. HT and GD may be most common among MCTD, SSc and SS patients. On the other hand, these systemic diseases are often present in HT subjects. Therefore it is clinically important to screen patients with systemic autoimmune diseases for the co-existence of thyroid disorders.
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- Edit Biró
- 3rd Department of Medicine, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Sciences Center, 22 Moricz street, 4004 Debrecen, Hungary
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Kogawa H, Migita K, Ito M, Takii Y, Daikoku M, Nakao M, Miyashita T, Kimura H, Ezaki H, Nakamura M, Yatsuhashi H, Eguchi K, Ishibashi H. Idiopathic portal hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis and Sjögren’s syndrome. Clin Rheumatol 2005; 24:544-7. [PMID: 15877180 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-1084-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Accepted: 12/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We report a patient with idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and Sjögren's syndrome. A 72-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital because of Raynaud's phenomenon, sclerodactyly, and dyspnea. The patient had splenomegaly, esophageal varices in the absence of extrahepatic portal obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver. Immunological studies revealed positive anti-nuclear antibodies and high titers of anti-Scl-70, anti-SS-A, anti-centromere, and anti-mitochondrial M2 antibodies. Histological examinations of the liver biopsy specimen revealed stenosis and loss of small portal veins without findings of primary biliary cirrhosis. The patient was diagnosed as having IPH associated with SSc and Sjögren's syndrome. These observations suggest an immunological role in the pathogenesis of IPH.
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- Hiroyuki Kogawa
- Department of General Internal Medicine, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, Kubara 2-1001-1 Omura, Nagasaki, 856-8562, Japan
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Tsuneyama K, Harada K, Katayanagi K, Watanabe K, Kurumaya H, Minato H, Nakanuma Y. Overlap of idiopathic portal hypertension and scleroderma: report of two autopsy cases and a review of literature. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002; 17:217-23. [PMID: 11966956 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is characterized by dense fibrosis of portal tracts and portal venous obliteration. Little is known about the etiopathogenesis of IPH. Association of various autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus in IPH suggests that IPH may share immunological disturbances with such autoimmune diseases. We recently experienced two autopsy cases presenting with both diffuse scleroderma and IPH. Dense fibrosis was found in both the dermis and intrahepatic portal tract of these cases. In addition, small vascular damages were commonly observed to various degrees in these fibrotic areas of both organs. The activation of fibroblasts and vascular damages mediated by various growth factors and cytokines reportedly involved in the dermis in scleroderma might have also been operative in portal tracts in these two cases of IPH. A review of literature disclosed eight overlapping cases of IPH and scleroderma (middle- to old-aged females), and scleroderma was diagnosed earlier than IPH. These findings suggest that similar pathogenetic processes are operative in the dermis as well as in the portal tracts of the liver in these cases.
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- Koichi Tsuneyama
- Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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