Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis (BRIC): An African Case Report
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"an iranian girl with benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis "
this report presents an 11 year-old girl with benign recurrent cholestasis (bric) who developed episodes of severe jaundice and pruritus at the ages of 2.5 and 10 years. each episode lasted for 3-4 months. the peak level of serum bilirubin reached 33-37 mg/dl.liver function tests were all normal during the attack except for increased alkaline phosphatase and prolonged prothrombin time responsiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2090-6528,2090-6536
DOI: 10.1155/2020/2894293