Autoimmune cholangiopathies are those with the overlapping features of primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune hepatitis
Examples of autoimmune cholangiopathies include:
- Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
What are Autoimmune Cholangiopathies?
Photomicrograph showing biliary ductal infiltration by inflammatory cells with destruction of bile ducts and periductular collection of plasma cells, lymphoid cells, and histiocytes. Foam cell change in hepatocytes is observed (×1000, H&E). Autoimmune cholangitis: a variant syndrome of autoimmune hepatitis: Sharma B, Raina S, Sharma R - Case reports in hepatology (2014). Not altered. CC.
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