title: [Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis in a western patient].
abstract: Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis, or oriental cholangiohepatitis, is highly prevalent in Southeast Asia where it is a common cause of attendance at emergency centers. Sporadic cases have been described outside these areas, especially in asian immigrants but its appearance in westerners is exceptional. We present a case of this disease in a western patient and discuss aspects of its diagnosis and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Seccione de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Meixoeiro, Vigo.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: García García
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hermo Brion
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carreira Delgado
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pineda Mariño
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alvarez Martín
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García Medina
mesh_terms: D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Colangitis piógena recurrente en un paciente occidental.