title: Primary biliary cirrhosis and ulcerative colitis.
abstract: Four patients with ulcerative colitis also had primary biliary cirrhosis, as judged by compatible liver histology, positive serum mitochondrial antibody tests, and normal cholangiography (in the 3 patients in whom it was performed). Primary biliary cirrhosis may be another hepatobiliary association of ulcerative colitis, and although less common than primary sclerosing cholangitis should be considered as a cause of cholestasis in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies