Primary sclerosing cholangitis in chronic ulcerative colitis: report of cases in Arabs and review.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a chronic cholestatic liver disease, is increasingly recognized in association with chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC). Two cases of PSC were diagnosed among 78 Arab patients (2.7%) with CUC followed up at Riyadh Central Hospital. Detailed case reports of the patients and review of PSC are presented, in order to draw attention to a hitherto under-diagnosed condition. This is the first report of PSC among Arabs.
Laajam
M A
MA
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
al-Mofarreh
M A
MA
al-Zayyani
N R
NR
D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012529:Saudi Arabia