title: Primary biliary cirrhosis without pruritus--an Indian variant.
abstract: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is extremely rare in India. We report three cases of PBC without pruritus. The absence of pruritus in the present cases and in those reported earlier from India is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Saraswat
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Choudhuri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011537:Pruritus