Article
Primary hepatic tuberculosis in homozygous alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
The Italian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Propst T, Vogel W, Dietze O, Propst A, Judmaier G, Braunsteiner H
Abstract excerpt
The case of a young female patient with homozygous alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (Pi-ZZ) associated chronic liver disease, who developed primary hepatic tuberculosis shortly after delivery of a healthy baby girl is reported. These findings emphasize that this rare disease should be considered ev...
Topics
- Adult
- Female
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Liver
- Phenotype
- Tuberculosis, Hepatic
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency