Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis: Introduction
Primary biliary cirrhosis:
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a liver disease
that slowly destroys the bile ducts in the liver. Bile, a substance that
helps digest fat, leaves the liver ... more about Primary biliary cirrhosis.
Primary biliary cirrhosis: Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic and progressive cholestatic disease of the liver.
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causes, and treatments of Primary biliary cirrhosis is available below.
Symptoms of Primary biliary cirrhosis
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Treatments for Primary biliary cirrhosis
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Primary biliary cirrhosis?
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Medical Textbooks Online about Primary biliary cirrhosis
Medical Books Excerpts
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- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Misdiagnosis and Primary biliary cirrhosis
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients
with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician.
The reasons are multifactorial.
Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis,
or other types of liver condition.
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Article Excerpts about Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a liver disease
that slowly destroys the bile ducts in the liver. Bile, a substance that
helps digest fat, leaves the liver through these ducts. When the ducts are
damaged, bile builds up in the liver and damages liver tissue. Over time,
the disease can cause cirrhosis and may make the liver stop working.
(Source: excerpt from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: NIDDK)
Definitions of Primary biliary cirrhosis:
A form of biliary cirrhosis in which small intrahepatic ducts are destroyed while the major intra and extra hepatic ducts remain patent; most patients are middle aged females and have circulating antimitochondrial antibodies.
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Primary biliary cirrhosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Primary biliary cirrhosis, or a subtype of Primary biliary cirrhosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Primary biliary cirrhosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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