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Gastroenterol Clin Biol
; 19(1): 123-6, 1995 Jan.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7720973
ABSTRACT
We report the association of primary sclerosing cholangitis and systemic lupus erythematosus in a 39 year-old man. Six months after a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis was established, the patient was hospitalized for a pleural effusion and acute pericarditis. Emergency pericardiocentesis, was required due to sudden cardiac tamponnade. Plasmatic anti-DNA and anti-nuclear antibodies were present. Treatment by steroids greatly improved symptoms. This clinical association suggests that some immune disorders may be common to the two diseases.