RE: AIH 2 yrs after diagnosis of PSC: an unusual overlap syndrome in a 17-year-old ado

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It's actually not that unusual to have PSC & AIH. I think up to 20% of people with PSC get AIH. I'm one of those people. Don't I feel lucky. It's amazing I haven't won the lottery yet.

Marie

To: From: barbhenshaw@...Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:07:27 -0600Subject: AIH 2 yrs after diagnosis of PSC: an unusual overlap syndrome in a 17-year-old adolescent.

A 15-year-old girl was admitted in April 2004 owing to fatigue and loss of appetite. Her paediatrician had found elevated serum levels for alkaline phosphatase. The endoscopic retrograde cholangiography documented typical signs of primary sclerosing Cholangitis………………

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18301306

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Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas

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