title: Eosinophilic cholangitis with obstructive jaundice mimicking bile duct carcinoma.
abstract: A 55-year-old male who presented with obstructive jaundice and radiographically documented extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction is reported. Eosinophilic infiltration of the gallbladder, common bile duct, intrahepatic bile ducts, and bone marrow was observed. Eosinophilic cholangitis, a rare inflammatory condition that clinically resembles a biliary malignancy, should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis in the evaluation of presumed neoplasm of the bile ducts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Hsin
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cheng-Chan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Cheng-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yee-Jee
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jan
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed