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We encountered a 62-year-old woman who had systemic sclerosis (SSc) complicated by idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH). She had a 10-year history of scleroderma and Raynaud’s phenomenon. She also had pancytopenia, splenomegaly, and esophageal varices. Treatment with prednisolone and endoscopic variceal ligation resulted in improvement of her symptoms. According to our literature review, the prognosis of patients with SSc complicated by IPH is relatively poor. However, the factors that predict outcome of these patients have not been elucidated.
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Takagi, K., Nishio, S., Akimoto, K. et al. A case of systemic sclerosis complicated by idiopathic portal hypertension: case report and literature review. Mod Rheumatol 16, 183–187 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-006-0479-1
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