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
Overlap syndrome of autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis triggered by fluvastatin
✍ Scribed by Satoshi Nakayama; Naoya Murashima
- Book ID
- 107680919
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0254-8860
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