Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Autoimmune Hepatitis - 09/05/18
, Kay Washington, MD, PhD bAbstract |
Primary biliary cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis are common autoimmune diseases of the liver. Both have typical clinical presentations, including certain autoantibodies on serologic testing. Histologic features are also often typical: primary biliary cholangitis shows bile duct destruction (sometimes with granulomas), and autoimmune hepatitis shows prominent portal and lobular lymphoplasmacytic inflammation. Both have a wide differential diagnosis, including one another; they may also simultaneously occur within the same patient. Careful use of clinical and histologic criteria may be necessary for diagnosis. First-line therapy is immunosuppression for autoimmune hepatitis and ursodeoxycholic acid for primary biliary cholangitis. Both diseases may progress to cirrhosis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Primary biliary cholangitis, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Biliary disease, Chronic hepatitis, Overlap syndrome, Autoantibodies, Differential diagnosis
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Vol 11 - N° 2
P. 329-349 - juin 2018 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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