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- Title
Sclerosing cholangitis and systemic lymphadenopathy.
- Authors
Kazumori, Hideaki; Hashimoto, Tomoyuki; Akagi, Shuji; Adachi, Kyoichi; Watanabe, Makoto; Kinoshita, Yoshikazu
- Abstract
A 48-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with jaundice and systemic lymphadenopathy. Cholangiographic findings and liver histology disclosed the presence of sclerosing cholangitis. The patient also had a marked polyclonal increase in IgG levels. The cholangiographic findings, the systemic lymphadenopathy, and the increase in IgG levels resolved completely after treatment with prednisolone. This case suggests that there is an association between sclerosing cholangitis and immunologic abnormalities, and that corticosteroid treatment is useful for this disorder.
- Subjects
BILE duct diseases; HIV; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones
- Publication
Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001, Vol 36, Issue 6, p429
- ISSN
0944-1174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s005350170089