Portal vein thrombosis caused by protein C and protein S deficiency associated with cytomegalovirus infection. J Pediatr 1995 Apr;126(4):586-8
Date
04/01/1995Pubmed ID
7699538DOI
10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70355-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028934039 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 56 CitationsAbstract
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.
Author List
Arav-Boger R, Reif S, Bujanover YAuthor
Ravit Boger MD Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Blood Protein DisordersCytomegalovirus Infections
Female
Humans
Infant
Portal Vein
Protein C Deficiency
Protein S Deficiency
Thrombosis