Case report: primary biliary cirrhosis following leptospirosis - coincidence or consequence?

We present the case of a 59 years old female diagnosed with leptospirosis whose clinical condition deteriorated after a short period of improvement. The clinical and explorational data were suggestive for primary biliary cirrhosis and the therapy was conducted accordingly. The particularity of our c...

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Published in:	Human & veterinary medicine Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 197 - 199
Main Authors:	Saraci, George, Para, Ioana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cluj-Napoca Bioflux SRL 01-12-2016
Subjects:	Bile Biology Case reports Cirrhosis Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Drug dosages Gallbladder diseases Gastroenterology Hepatitis Hepatology Immunoglobulins Infections Leptospira Leptospirosis Liver Liver cirrhosis Liver diseases Pharmacy Primary biliary cirrhosis Ultrasonic imaging Romania India
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Summary:	We present the case of a 59 years old female diagnosed with leptospirosis whose clinical condition deteriorated after a short period of improvement. The clinical and explorational data were suggestive for primary biliary cirrhosis and the therapy was conducted accordingly. The particularity of our case is the diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis in a patient with leptospirosis who has never presented health problems related to the liver so far.
ISSN:	2066-7655 2066-7663