Primary biliary cirrhosis and Henoch-Schonlein purpura: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Liver International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 280-283

  Gatselis, Nikolaos K ^a   Stefos, Angelos ^a   Gioti, Chrisa ^a   Rigopoulou, Eirini I ^a   Dalekos, George N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Henoch Schonlein purpura; Immunoglobulin A; Primary biliary Cirrhosis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE ULCER; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PROTEINURIA; PURPURA; SKIN BIOPSY; URINALYSIS; WEAKNESS; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; REVIEW;

AGED; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; PREDNISOLONE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 34247631735     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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