Case of primary biliary cirrhosis-autoimmune hepatitis overlap which manifested after delivery

Intern Med. 2011;50(12):1299-301. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5022. Epub 2011 Jun 15.

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman showed liver dysfunction for the first time at 3 months after delivery. Two years later, she was referred to our department with continued liver dysfunction. She fulfilled the criteria for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)-autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) overlap. Liver dysfunction improved after administration of ursodeoxycholic acid and bezafibrate. To the best of our knowledge this represents the second report of PBC-AIH overlap after delivery and we discuss immunological changes during the perinatal period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bezafibrate / therapeutic use
  • Cholagogues and Choleretics / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hepatitis, Autoimmune / complications*
  • Hepatitis, Autoimmune / drug therapy
  • Hepatitis, Autoimmune / immunology
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / complications*
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / drug therapy
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / immunology
  • Postpartum Period / immunology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Ursodeoxycholic Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Cholagogues and Choleretics
  • Ursodeoxycholic Acid
  • Bezafibrate