A Case Of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Anteceded By Rheumatoid Arthritis / 대한류마티스학회지
The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
;
: 92-97, 1995.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-91461
ABSTRACT
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic, progressive liver disease characterized by inflammatory destruction of septal and intralobular bile ducts which results in intrahepatic cholestasis. Although the cause remains obscure, it is frequently associated with a variety of disorders presumed to be autoimmune in nature. We report a case of early primary biliary cirrhosis which was anteceded by rheumatoid arthritis. The patient was a 54-year-old female who was admitted due to arthralgia and joint deformity. She had been diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis 10 years before. On admission, she had elevated serum ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-GTP and positive serum antimitochondrial antibody test. Microscopic findings of the liver were consistent with the early stage of primary bi]iary cirrhosis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Bile Ducts
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Fibrosis
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Cholestasis, Intrahepatic
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Arthralgia
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Alkaline Phosphatase
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Joints
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Liver
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Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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