Portal vein thrombosis caused by protein C and protein S deficiency associated with cytomegalovirus infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 4-month-old girl who was examined because of splenomegaly had portal vein thrombosis, which apparently resulted from a combination of cytomegalovirus infection and deficiency of both protein S and protein C. The cytomegalovirus infection, by damaging endothelial cells, may have triggered a cascade of events that was ultimately expressed as portal vein thrombosis resulting from deficiency of proteins S and C.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Protein Disorders
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Portal Vein
- Protein C Deficiency
- Protein S Deficiency
- Thrombosis