waldenstromâ´smacroglobulinemia in cryptogenic cirrhosis

Cryptogenic cirrhosis in relapsing polychondritis.

Though the first documented case was described by Jaksch-Wartenhorst (1923), the name 'relapsing polychondritis' was suggested by Pearson, Kline and Newcomer as late as 1960. The extreme rarity of the condition and its possible confusion with other common conditions in Bangladesh, for example, leprosy, gout and pyogenic conditions of the pinna prompted us to report this case. In addition, the p...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in cryptogenic liver cirrhosis.

The cause in 10 - 20% cases of liver cirrhosis (LC) cannot be elucidated, and are thus termed cryptogenic. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are relatively rare, but the most common anomaly involving the pulmonary tree. Although the rare correlation between LC and PAVM is well-known, there have been no reports of PAVMs occurring in cryptogenic LC. We report a case of PAVM that occur...

HFE Gene Mutations in Cryptogenic Cirrhosis Patients

In Western countries, HFE-linked hereditary hemo-chromatosis (HH) is considered to be the most common cause of iron overload. The HFE gene, first identified in 1996, is located on the short arm of chromosome 6. The majority of patients with phenotypic HH are homozy-gous for the C282Y mutation, a major mutation of the HFE gene, whereas compound heterozygosity (C282Y/ H63D) is found in patients w...

hfe gene mutations in cryptogenic cirrhosis patients

Nutrition in cryptogenic cirrhosis and chronic aggressive hepatitis.

The nutritional status of 80 patients with non-alcoholic chronic liver disease was assessed by determination of various nutritional parameters in body fluids. With the exception of vitamin C there was a higher incidence (40%) of fat soluble vitamin deficiency (vitamins A, E, and carotene) than of the water soluble vitamins. Less than 10% of patients showed evidence of vitamin B12, nicotinic aci...

Risk factors for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in cryptogenic cirrhosis.

CONTEXT In about 10% of patients with chronic liver disease, it is not possible to identify an etiologic factor. These cases are called cryptogenic cirrhosis. Currently, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is being considered as a possible etiologic factor for a significant segment of patients that presents with cryptogenic cirrhosis. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of risk factors for N...