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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 1, 2004; 10(17): 2607-2608
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2607
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2607
Severe hypercholesterolemia associated with primary biliary cirrhosis in a 44-year-old Japanese woman
Tatsuo Kanda, Osamu Yokosuka, Hiroshige Kojima, Fumio Imazeki, Hiromitsu Saisho, First Department of Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Tatsuo Kanda, Keiich Nagao, Health Sciences Center, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Ichiro Tatsuno, Yasushi Saito, Second Department of Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Osamu Yokosuka, M.D., First Department of Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. kandat-cib@umin.ac.jp
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Received: February 2, 2004
Revised: February 14, 2004
Accepted: February 24, 2004
Published online: September 1, 2004
Revised: February 14, 2004
Accepted: February 24, 2004
Published online: September 1, 2004
Abstract
A 44-year-old woman developed jaundice and was diagnosed as stage II of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). She showed a severely high total cholesterol level. This article focuses on atypical presentations of PBC and the need to test the total cholesterol level of PBC patients.
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