Table 4: Hypercoagulable states can cause Budd Chiari syndrome.
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Acquired |
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· Myeloproliferative disorders |
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· Antiphospholipid syndrome |
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· Hyperhomocysteinaemia |
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· Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria |
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· Malignancy |
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· Pregnancy |
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· Use of oral contraceptives C |
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Inherited |
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· Factor V Leiden mutation |
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· Prothrombin gene mutation |
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· Antithrombin III deficiency |
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· Protein C deficiency |
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· Protein S deficiency |
|
Tumour invasion |
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· Hepatocellular carcinoma |
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· Renal cell carcinoma |
|
· Adrenal carcinoma |
|
Idiopathic |
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Other (uncommon causes) Autre (causes rares) |
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· Behçet’s syndrome |
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· Inferior vena caval webs |
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· Aspergillosis |
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· Hydatid disease |
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· Traumatisme |
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· Dacarbazine therapy |
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· Sarcoidosis |