Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Report of a Case with a Clinical Analysis of the Cases Reported in the Korean Literature / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
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: 93-101, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
We experienced a case of primary sclerosing cholangitis(PSC) in a 40-year-old female who complained of jaundice and pruritus. Marked elevation of serum alkaline phophatase level, typical beaded appearance and pruned-tree appearance on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography, together with a finding of chronic obliterative fibrosing cholangitis on sono-guided gun biopsy specimen of the liver led to a confirmative diagnosis of PSC. The patient responded to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), but was reluctant to treatment and died of hepatic failure 7 months later. PSC is a very rare disease in Korea. So far, only 5 cases including our present case have been reported in the Korean literature. Male-to-female ratio was 23 and the median age was 40(27-80 years old). Ulcerative colitis was associated in one case. Four cases involved both intra, and extrahepatic bile ducts and one case was reported to be confined in the intrahepatic bile ducts. Fatality was in 3 cases, 20 days, 36 days, and 7 months after the initial presentaion, respectively. The causes of death were acute cholangitis and sepsis in two, and hepatic failure in one. We herein report a case of PSC and clinical charateristics of the reported cases in Korea, and review the literature with an emphasis on UDCA treatment in PSC.
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Asunto principal:
Prurito
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Ácido Ursodesoxicólico
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Conductos Biliares Intrahepáticos
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Biopsia
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Colangiografía
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Colangitis Esclerosante
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Colitis Ulcerosa
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Colangitis
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Causas de Muerte
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Fallo Hepático
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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