Progressive HIV-associated cholangiopathy in an HIV patient treated with combination antiretroviral therapy

K Imai, K Misawa, T Matsumura, Y Fujikura… - Internal …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
K Imai, K Misawa, T Matsumura, Y Fujikura, K Mikita, M Tokoro, T Maeda, A Kawana
Internal Medicine, 2016jstage.jst.go.jp
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 …
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.
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