Eosinophilic Cholangitis with Poor Prognosis after Corticosteroid- and Ursodeoxycholic Acid-Related Remission of Peripheral and Peribiliary Eosinophilia

Eosinophilic Cholangitis with Poor Prognosis after Corticosteroid- and Ursodeoxycholic Acid-Related Remission of Peripheral and Peribiliary Eosinophilia

A 79-year-old man presented with high fever, marked eosinophilia, altered biochemical liver function tests (LFT) with predominance of biliary enzymes, and severe wall thickening of the gallbladder. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) suggested cholecystitis, without signs of biliary s...

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Main Authors: Takahito Shimomura, Tomoki Nakajima, Toshiaki Nakashima, Yasutaka Morimoto, Junko Yamaoka, Akiko Shibuya, Tomoyuki Ohno, Norimasa Yoshida, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Eiichi Konishi, Hideo Tanaka, Michihisa Moriguchi, Yoshito Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
eosinophilic cholangitis
sclerosing cholangitis
eosinophilic cholecystitis
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/512420

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