Primary sclerosing cholangitis : an atypical presentation

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of bile ducts..Patients with PSC usually presents with fatigue, jaundice and pruritus. Ultimately it leads to cirrhosis of liver and portal hypertension. But it rarely presents with decompensated liver disease without any previou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2013-07, Vol.61 (7), p.494-495
Hauptverfasser: Mandal, Sanjay Kumar, Mandal, Lopamudra, Datta, Saumik, Bandyopadhyay, Dipanjan
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Zusammenfassung:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of bile ducts..Patients with PSC usually presents with fatigue, jaundice and pruritus. Ultimately it leads to cirrhosis of liver and portal hypertension. But it rarely presents with decompensated liver disease without any previous symptoms. Here we report a case of PSC which presented with features of decompensated liver disease with K-F rings in the eyes.
ISSN:0004-5772