DUODENAL VILLOUS ATROPHY AND NODULAR REGE NERATIVE HYPERPLASIA OF THELIVER

Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) of the liver is a rare disease responsible for intrahepatic portal hypertension in the absence of cir rhosis of the liver. Histologic studies show small nodules containing normal hepatocytes with little or no fibrosis and a uniform distributi on throughout the liver, A number of other conditions are frequently p resent in patients with NRH and call lead to the diagnosis, Three case s of NRH with duodenal villous atrophy and a history of geophagia in c hildhood are reported. This association has not been described previou sly.