Primary biliary cirrhosis in a patient with generalised morphoea

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作者
Kim, Y. [2 ]
Lee, S. [1 ]
Choi, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Concord Repatriat Gen Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
[2] Greenslopes Private Hosp, Queensland Inst Dermatol, Greenslopes, Qld, Australia
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HONG KONG JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY & VENEREOLOGY | 2009年 / 17卷 / 01期
关键词
Anxiety; colchicine; functional impairment; generalised morphoea; primary biliary cirrhosis; skin thickening; LICHEN PLANUS; COLCHICINE;
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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摘要
A 66-year-old Chinese man with primary billary cirrhosis (PBC) presented with a twelve-month history of skin thickening and tightness across his chest. After a skin biopsy and immunological investigations, a diagnosis of generalised morphoea (GM) was made. His GM markedly improved with nine months of colchicine therapy. To our knowledge there have been only two previously reported cases of PBC associated with GM. Difficulties with treatment of GM are discussed.
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