Primary biliary cirrhosis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2], Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[3]

Overview

Primary biliary cirrhosis must be differentiated from other disease that may cause cholestasis including autoimmune hepatitis, common bile duct stone, hepatitis A (choelstatic type), EBV or CMV hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, pre-ampullary cancers, AIDS cholangiopathy, parasites induced cholestasis, and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Differentiating primary biliary cirrhosis from other Diseases

Primary biliary cirrhosis must be differentiated from other disease that may cause cholestasis.[1][2][3][4][5]

Disease History and clinical manifestations Diagnosis
Lab Findings Other blood tests Other diagnostic
Family history Fever RUQ Pain Pruritis AST ALT ALP BLR Indirect BLR Direct Viral serology
Primary biliary cirrhosis -/+ - -/+ + N/↑ N/↑ N - AMA positive Liver biopsy
Autoimmune hepatitis -/+ - - -/+ N ↑/N N - Anti-LKM antibody Liver biopsy
Common bile duct stone -/+ - + + N N N - Dilated ducts on ultrasound CT/ERCP
Hepatitis A (cholestatic type) - -/+ + + N/↑ N/↑ N + HAV- Ab Abdominal ultrasound
EBV / CMV hepatitis - -/+ + + N N N + Positive serology -
Primary sclerosing cholangitis -/+ - -/+ + N/↑ N/↑ N - ↑Autoantibodies (P-ANCA), hypergammaglobulinemia MRCP,

Liver biopsy

Pre-ampullary cancers + - -/+ -/+ N/↑ N/↑ N - - CT scan for diagnosis
AIDS cholangiopathy - - -/+ -/+ N/↑ N/↑ N - HIV Ab Ultrasound or ERCP
Parasites induces cholestasis - - -/+ -/+ N/↑ N/↑ N - Serology Ultrasound or ERCP
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy -/+ - -/+ + N - Thrombocytopenia Diagnosed clinically

References

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