Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-5 | Issue-07 | 623-625
Original Research Article
Non-cirrhotic hepatic sarcoidosis induced portal hypertension: Nine case reports
Safia Elaboudi, Imane Benelbarhdadi, Fatima-zohra Ajana
Published : July 21, 2019
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology and involves many organs. The liver is the third most commonly involved organ after the lymph nodes and the lungs, usually clinically silent. As in the other organs, liver sarcoidosis is characterized histopathologically by non-caseating granulomas. In rare instances (5% of cases), liver sarcoidosis is complicated by portal hypertension or chronic cholestasis. The aim of this study is to show that liver sarcoidosis can cause portal hypertension without progression to cirrhosis.