Familial Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia

1 October 1987

journal article
case report
Published by SAGE Publications in Scottish Medical Journal

Vol. 32 (5) , 152
https://doi.org/10.1177/003693308703200512

Abstract

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is described in two sisters, one of whom presented with autoimmune thrombocytopenia. Taken together with reports of platelet autoantibodies in PBC this case may indicate a place for immunosuppressive agents in the treatment of thrombocytopenia in PBC.

Keywords

PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS
AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
FAMILIAL PRIMARY

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