A condition that occurs due to occlusion of hepatic veins that drain the liver. Thrombosis of hepatic veins could occlude them. The syndrome can be fulminant (sudden onset, quick progression to intense to the point of being fatal), acute, chronic or asymptomatic.
Cause(s) :
Thrombosis of hepatic vein
Pregnancy and Postpartum state
Connective tissue disorders
Use of oral contraceptives
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (destruction of red blood cells by a part of body’s intrinsic immune system)
Polycythemia vera (a type of blood cancer where bone marrow makes too many red blood cells)
Liver cancer
Lupus anticoagulants
Injury
Symptoms :
Classic triad - Abdominal pain, Ascites and Hepatomegaly
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