PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC)
PBC is a progressive nonsuppurative destructive intrahepatic cholangitis. Strong female predominance, median age of 50 years. Presents as asymptomatic elevation in alkaline phosphatase (better prognosis) or with pruritus, progressive jaundice, consequences of impaired bile excretion, and ultimately cirrhosis and liver failure.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC)." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2020. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623385/all/PRIMARY_BILIARY_CIRRHOSIS__PBC_.
PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC). In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623385/all/PRIMARY_BILIARY_CIRRHOSIS__PBC_. Accessed October 10, 2024.
PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC). (2020). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (20th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623385/all/PRIMARY_BILIARY_CIRRHOSIS__PBC_
PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC) [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2020. [cited 2024 October 10]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623385/all/PRIMARY_BILIARY_CIRRHOSIS__PBC_.
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