Cárdenas A

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A 28-year-old white female with a past medical history significant for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and splenectomy in 1995 presented to an outside hospital after an episode of large volume hematemesis. She did not have any prior history of liver disease or any history of alcohol abuse. She underwent emergency endoscopy and 2 medium sized varices in the distal esophagus were treated with sclerotherapy. The patient was referred to our institution for further management.