Amyloidosis: an unusual cause of portal hypertension

• Main Authors: Vilma Takayasu (Author), Lorena Silva Laborda (Author), Raquel Bernardelli (Author), Henrique Trombini Pinesi (Author), Marilia Polo Minguete e Silva (Author), Viviane Chiavelli (Author), Angélica Braz Simões (Author), Aloisio Felipe-Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Amyloidosis comprises a group of diseases that occurs in five to nine cases per million patients per year worldwide irrespective of its classification. Although the hepatic involvement in primary amyloidosis is frequent, the clinical manifestations of liver amyloidosis are mild or even absent. The a...