Primary biliary cirrhosis – Autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome associated with dermatomyositis, autoimmune thyroiditis and antiphospholipid syndrome

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 101-104

  Pamfil, Cristina ^a   Candrea, Elisabeta ^a   Berki, Emese ^b   Popov, Horațiu I ^a   Radu, Pompilia I ^c   Rednic, Simona ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b Department of Pneumology Dr George Trifon City Hospital   (Romania)

^c Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Prof O Fodor   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Autoimmune hepatitis; Autoimmune thyroid disease; Inflammatory myopathies; Primary biliary cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISONE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ACNE; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRURITUS; SCREENING; SKIN BIOPSY; BIOPSY; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; SYNDROME; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOMARKERS; BIOPSY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924120920     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.cpa     Document Type: Article

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