autoimmune
Primary biliary cholangitis
Primary (PBC), previously known as primary biliary , is an disease of the liver. It results from a slow, progressive destruction of the small bile of the liver, causing bile and other toxins to build up in the liver, a condition called . Further slow damage to the liver can lead to scarring, , and eventually cirrhosis.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·, pruritus,
Causes — why it happens
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How it's found
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Treatment
- ·Ursodeoxycholic acid, obeticholic acid, cholestyramine
Complications
- ·, failure,
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