Melioidosis with Portal Vein Thrombosis

Figure 2

Axial computed tomography (CT) scan (portal venous phase) shows thrombosed left portal vein (arrow). Multiple small periportal vessels, which represent dilated collateral veins, which is the so-called cavernous transformation. Left portal vein thrombosis caused transient hepatic attenuation differences (THAD) between the left and right lobes of the liver.