For more than a century physicians have been fascinated and frustrated by a rare clinicopathological syndrome characterized by chronic jaundice that seems to be obstructive, with pruritus and xanth ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), also known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic and progressive disease that damages and can eventually destroy the ...

CONVENTIONAL microscopical studies in primary biliary cirrhosis carried out in this laboratory have suggested a specific injury of the intrahepatic bile ducts,1 in agreement with previous reports.2 ...

Primary biliary cholangitis, previously called primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic disease in which the bile ducts in the liver are slowly destroyed. Rising healthcare expenditure is one such ...

Doctors usually see AMAs in the blood of people with a liver disease called primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), which used to be called primary biliary cirrhosis. What Is an AMA Test?

Primary biliary cirrhosis articles from across Nature Portfolio Primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune disease of the liver characterized by slow, progressive destruction of bile ducts in the ...

Primary biliary cholangitis, formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and destruction of the bile ducts.

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously referred to as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a long-term liver condition characterized by the gradual destruction of the small bile ducts within the ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are both chronic autoimmune diseases. PBC primarily affects the liver and is characterized by inflammation or swelling of the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old female who has had primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver for many years. I have been on 300 mg of ursodiol taken three times a day for all those years, with no ...