Sex differences in clinical presentation and prognosis in patients with primary biliary cholangitis.

Conclusions: When compared to women, men with PBC suffer from less PBC-related symptoms, receive PBC diagnosis delayed and have a worse prognosis. Despite its rarity, the diagnosis of PBC should be considered in men with elevated cholestatic parameters. PMID: 31692389 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research