Article
[Primary biliary cholangitis. Part 1. State of the art, epidemiology, physiopathology and clinical manifestations].
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru - 1 Jan 2000
Rodríguez Lugo Diego Andrés, Coronado Tovar Jorge Julián, Solano Villamarin Giovana Alejandra, Otero Regino Wiliam
Abstract excerpt
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune cholangiopathy characterized by a selective destruction of biliary epithelial cells of small and medium caliber hepatic ducts, which mainly affects women. The main symptoms are fatigue and pruritus, however, a large proportion of patients may be asymptomatic. The diagnosis is based on AMA titers >1:40, alkaline phosphatase >1.5 times the upper limit for...
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