Case Report

Variceal Bleed and Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy in a Noncirrhotic Patient with Isolated Splenomegaly

Table 1

Medication and substance induced causes of noncirrhotic portal hypertension.

(i) Prehepatic

 (a) Splenomegaly

  Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)

(ii) Hepatic

 (a) Presinusoidal

  Vinyl chloride

 (b) Sinusoidal

  Methotrexate, amiodarone, vinyl chloride, copper, alcohol

 (c) Postsinusoidal

  Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, actinomycin D, dacarbazine, cytosine arabinoside, mithramycin, 6-thioguanine, azathioprine, busulfan, cyclophosphamide, vitamin A, alcohol, pyrrolizidine alkaloids

(iii) Posthepatic

 Any agent causing cardiomyopathy or congestive heart failure