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Takeaway. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare liver disease that affects the bile ducts. PSC is progressive, which means it gets worse over time. Treatment includes taking certain ...
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected individuals may have no symptoms or may experience signs and symptoms of liver disease, such as yellow discoloration ...
Summary. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) both involve the breakdown of your bile ducts. Both conditions are ...
PSC develops slowly. You may have it for years before you notice any symptoms. Some of the signs are: Fatigue. Itchy skin. Yellowish skin and eyes caused by a condition called jaundice. As PSC ...
Damage to your liver can accumulate through several stages of liver disease. Each stage has a cumulative effect on your liver’s ability to function. The four stages of liver damage or disease ...
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disease of the liver. [1][2][3] It results from a slow, progressive destruction of the small bile ducts of the liver, causing bile and other toxins to build up in the liver, a condition called cholestasis. Further slow damage to the liver tissue ...
Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) Feeling tired. Nausea. Fever. Muscle aches. Complications: Sometimes your body is able to fight off the hepatitis C virus, and it just goes away. But ...
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis (SSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease. SSC is a sclerosing cholangitis with a known cause. Alternatively, if no cause can be identified, then primary sclerosing cholangitis is diagnosed. SSC is an aggressive and rare disease with complex and multiple causes. It is characterized by inflammation, fibrosis ...