Please confirm topic selection

Are you sure you want to trigger topic in your Anconeus AI algorithm?

Please confirm action

You are done for today with this topic.

Would you like to start learning session with this topic items scheduled for future?

Updated: May 30 2017

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Introduction
  • An autoimmune disease in middle aged women resulting in an autoimmune destruction of bile ducts in the portal triads   
    • hampers the excretion of bile salts
  • Incidence is 8 out of 100,000 people
Presentation
  • Symptoms
    • chronic cholecystitis
    • pruritis (itching)
      • one of the first manifestations
      • caused by excess bile salts deposited in the skin
    • jaundice
    • hyperlipidemia 
Evaluation
  • Serology
    • serum alkaline phosphatase levels greater than 1.5x the upper limit of normal
    • typically normal serum total bilirubin levels
  • Non-invasive imaging
    • right upper quadrant ultrasound can be used to first distinguish between intra and extrahepatic biliary obstruction  
  • Anti-mitochondrial antibody
    • 90% sensitive
    • negative in primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Confirm with biopsy
    • focal duct obliteration with granuloma formation
Differential
  • Polycythemia vera, atopic dermatitis, uremia secondary to hemodialysis,
Treatment
  • Liver transplant
  • Supportive
    • cholestyramine therapy is used to bind salts in the intestine
      • enhancing their excretion
      • decreases puritis
    • Ursodeoxycholic acid   
      • first line treatment
      • decreases symptoms
      • increases transplant-free time
Question
1 of 7
Private Note

Attach Treatment Poll
Treatment poll is required to gain more useful feedback from members.
Please enter Question Text
Please enter at least 2 unique options
Please enter at least 2 unique options
Please enter at least 2 unique options