title: Progressive HIV-associated Cholangiopathy in an HIV Patient Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy.
abstract: We herein describe a case of progressive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cholangiopathy despite normalization of laboratory parameters, which had indicated liver dysfunction, after the initiation of combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART). HIV-associated cholangiopathy remains important as a differential diagnosis of bile duct disorders, although it is considered to be a rare disease in the era of cART. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography could thus be a powerful tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujikura
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikita
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokoro
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents