title: Overlap syndrome: autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis.
abstract: A 9-year-old-girl presented with clinical features of autoimmune hepatitis and associated signs of cholestasis in the form of itching and elevated levels of serum alkaline phosphatase. There was histologic evidence of bile duct injury. Hence a clinical diagnosis of "overlap syndrome" of autoimmune hepatitis with primary sclerosing cholangitis was considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022, India. arpitathakker@gmail.com
authors.forename: Arpita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thakker
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karande
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology