Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension as the Initial Presentation of Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Asif Ali Hitawala MD (Author), Christopher Redmond MD (Author), Edward W. Cowen MD, MHSc (Author), David E. Kleiner MD, PhD (Author), Sarfaraz Hasni MD (Author), Theo Heller MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by progressive skin fibrosis. It has 2 main clinical subtypes-diffuse cutaneous scleroderma and limited cutaneous scleroderma. Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) is defined as presence of elevated portal vein pressures without cir...