Primary biliary cirrhosis without pruritus--an Indian variant

Trop Gastroenterol. 1996 Jul-Sep;17(3):176-7.

Abstract

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is extremely rare in India. We report three cases of PBC without pruritus. The absence of pruritus in the present cases and in those reported earlier from India is highlighted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / diagnosis*
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pruritus*