Primary sclerosing cholangitis : an atypical presentation.

نویسندگان

  • Sanjay Kumar Mandal
  • Lopamudra Mandal
  • Saumik Datta
  • Dipanjan Bandyopadhyay
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

دوره 61 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013