Portal vein thrombosis due to Candida albicans associated with hepatic cirrhosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of portal vein thrombosis due to Candida albicans in a patient with alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis in the absence of hepatocarcinoma is described. Infection is a known cause of portal vein thrombosis but thrombosis by Candida albicans has not to our knowledge been previously reported.
Medical subject headings
- Candidiasis
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Portal Vein
- Thrombosis