title: Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with ulcerative colitis.
abstract: A rare case of concurrent primary biliary cirrhosis and ulcerative colitis is described in a 61 year-old Japanese male. Primary biliary cirrhosis was diagnosed on the basis of characteristic histologic findings and a positive serum mitochondrial antibody test. Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed from typical findings on colonoscopy and the histologic features of a sigmoid colon biopsy specimen. This is the 12th report of a patient presenting with the combination of primary biliary cirrhosis and ulcerative colitis. The potential autoimmune relationships on the basis of these conditions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujishima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iida
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged