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[Pruritus in liver disease: case report with discussion]
B Hug1, R Fried, L Terracciano
1Departement Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital Basel.
Praxis
|February 20, 1999
Abstract:
In this article a young woman presenting with generalized pruritus and elevated liver enzymes is described. The broad differential diagnosis is discussed. We observed the appearance of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) and the diagnosis of early primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) could be established and documented histologically. The case report concludes with the discussion of the therapeutical possibilities for PBC.