PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS ASSOCIATED TO ULCERATIVECOLITIS AS A CAUSE OF CIRRHOSIS

Abstract We report case of a peruvian patient with cirrhosis due to primary sclerosing cholangitis, associated with ulcerative colitis. The patient presented initially with intermittent diarrhea, manifesting features of chronic liver failure which progressed rapidly.Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a progressive diasease affecting intra and extrahepatic billary radicles, and is associated with ulcerative colitis in the majority of cases. The diagnosis is made by cholangiography, showing areas of stenosis, irregularity and dilatation of the biliary tree.In this article we report the clinical presentation and course of the patient, reviewing recent literature with emphasis in the association between primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis.