Subtle presentation of active primary biliary cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B: a case report.
Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf)
; 5(2): 157-160, 2017 05.
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ABSTRACT
We are describing an interesting case of two chronic liver diseases in a 48-year-old Chinese woman. While chronic hepatitis B is a common entity in Asia, the patient was later found to have active, asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis due to a persistently elevated alkaline phosphatase level after optimal hepatitis B virus DNA suppression on antiviral therapy. This report emphasizes the importance of keeping a high index of suspicion for another potential liver disease process even after a patient has been successfully treated for a primary liver condition. Clinical vigilance, especially in atypical clinical presentations, can result in early accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment.
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Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf)
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2017
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