Overlap of primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune hepatitis: Characteristics, therapy, and long term outcomes
✍ Scribed by Junko Yokokawa; Hironobu Saito; Yukiko Kanno; Fumiko Honma; Kyoko Monoe; Natsumi Sakamoto; Kazumichi Abe; Atsushi Takahashi; Hirohide Yokokawa; Hiromasa Ohira
- Book ID
- 108952448
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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The association of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is thought to be rare, and its optimal treatment is unknown. Of 130 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of PBC, we identified 12 cases (9.2%) of overlap syndrome (10 females, 2 males; median age, 50 years) strictly d
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