Ulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, bile duct carcinoma, and generalized sarcoidosis. Report of a unique association

W Van Steenbergen; J Fevery; P Vandenbrande; V Desmet; E Ponette; R Kerremans; J de Groote

doi:10.1097/00004836-198710000-00020

Ulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, bile duct carcinoma, and generalized sarcoidosis. Report of a unique association

J Clin Gastroenterol. 1987 Oct;9(5):574-9. doi: 10.1097/00004836-198710000-00020.

Authors

W Van Steenbergen¹, J Fevery, P Vandenbrande, V Desmet, E Ponette, R Kerremans, J de Groote

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 2824599
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-198710000-00020

Abstract

We describe a young man with a hitherto unreported association of chronic ulcerative colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), bile duct carcinoma, and generalized sarcoidosis with features of high-intensity alveolitis. This finding suggests that common immunological mechanisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / pathology*
Adult
Bile Duct Neoplasms / pathology*
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / pathology
Colitis, Ulcerative / pathology*
Colon / pathology
Hepatic Duct, Common / pathology
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
Liver Cirrhosis / pathology*
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Male
Sarcoidosis / pathology*