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Segmental hepatic vein thrombosis associated with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II
I Theuerkauf1, L Lickfett, U Harbrecht
1Department of Pathology, University of Bonn, Post Box 2120, D-53011 Bonn, Germany. theuerk@mailer.meb.uni-bonn.de
We report the case of a 55-year-old man who developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II after a vertebral fracture. Autopsy revealed segmental hepatic vein thrombosis of the right lobe with subacute congestion and an activation of hepatic stellate cells. This case shows that heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II is a possible cause of the Budd-Chiari syndrome.
We report the case of a 55-year-old man who developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II after a vertebral fracture. Autopsy revealed segmental hepatic vein thrombosis of the right lobe with subacute congestion and an activation of hepatic stellate cells. This case shows that heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II is a possible cause of the Budd-Chiari syndrome.