title: Sclerosing cholangitis associated with Crohn's disease and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.
abstract: A middle-aged man was found to have autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Seven years after the first manifestations of the anaemia, he developed jaundice without haemolysis and a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis was made by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. Crohn's colitis was later confirmed by X-rays and colonoscopy. This association is unique to the best of our knowledge and suggests that genetic and immunological mechanisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eilam
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shouval
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gimon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brautbar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male