Secondary sclerosing cholangitis: an unusual presentation of leptospirosis [PDF]
Sclerosing cholangitis is a rare progressive cholestatic disease that is classified as secondary sclerosing cholangitis when it is caused by an identifiable cause.
Tilan Aponso+5 more
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Patient Reported Outcomes in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Australian Perspective [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare, cholestatic liver condition that has a significant association with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and impaired health‐related quality of life (HRQOL). We aimed to characterise and compare validated PSC and IBD patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and determine if PRO correlated ...
Natassia Tan+15 more
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Vancomycin Therapy for Induction and Maintenance of Remission in a Patient with Refractory Ulcerative Colitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Introduction: Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the colon. About 5% of ulcerative colitis patients also present with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by cholestasis and
Naama Lang+6 more
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Risks of colorectal cancer and biliary cancer according to accompanied primary sclerosing cholangitis in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis: a nationwide population-based study [PDF]
Background/Aims We conducted a nationwide population-based study to investigate incidence rates of colorectal and biliary cancers according to accompanying primary sclerosing cholangitis in Korean ulcerative colitis patients.
Eun Hye Oh+5 more
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IL‐31 levels correlate with pruritus in patients with cholestatic and metabolic liver diseases Abstract Background and Aims Pruritus is associated with multiple liver diseases, particularly those with cholestasis, but the mechanism remains incompletely understood.
Jun Xu+20 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian+3 more
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis with partial steroid responsiveness: a case report
A 69-year-old woman suspected to have IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis causing bile duct stenosis was transferred from another hospital after diarrhea, eosinophilia, and eosinophilic infiltration were detected and prednisolone was prescribed ...
Satoshi Yamamoto+4 more
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In this study of the gut mucosal microbiota in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), we found consistent microbiota features associated with PSC and recurrent PSC, PSC with inflammatory bowel disease and a persistent gut dysbiosis after liver transplantation Abstract Background and Aims Several characteristic features of the fecal microbiota have been ...
Mikal Jacob Hole+12 more
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The natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis in 781 children. A multicenter, international collaboration [PDF]
There are limited data on the natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in children. We aimed to describe the disease characteristics and long-term outcomes of pediatric PSC.
Abdou, Reham+45 more
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Overlap syndrome of primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: two case reports
Background Overlap syndrome between primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis is an extremely rare condition that has been reported in only few published cases so far in the literature.
Haythem Yacoub+8 more
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