کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3314954 | 1211228 | 2006 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Background/AimsThe aim of the present study was to determine whether PSC can present with acute liver failure (ALF) and to determine its frequency.MethodsMedical records from all patients with a well-defined PSC (n=246), treated at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge between 1984 and 2004 were scrutinized. Information on PSC and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characteristics including mode of presentation of PSC was evaluated. A group of patients with ALF of indeterminate cause at our hospital diagnosed (1993–2003) was identified as a reference group (n=46).ResultsTwo patients with PSC presented with ALF (1%) and are described in detail. Both of them had an underlying IBD. Nobody in the reference group had IBD.ConclusionsIn conclusion, PSC patients can present with ALF in approximately 1% of all patients. PSC should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with ALF of indeterminate cause, especially in patients with IBD.
Journal: Journal of Hepatology - Volume 44, Issue 5, May 2006, Pages 1005–1008