A 74-year-old man with painless jaundice 10 years after renal transplantation
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A 74-year-old man was admitted to a hospital because of jaundice, which is usually a sign of liver disease. He tested positive for the hepatitis C virus, which he probably contracted when he received dialysis for kidney failure 10 years before. At that time, he received a kidney transplant. Tests also revealed that he had cryoglobulins in his blood. This is a common complication of hepatitis C. However, he had no sign of chronic liver disease. A liver biopsy showed that he had fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis, which is a form of viral hepatitis.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
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A 17-year-old boy with obstructive jaundice
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A 17-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital with a history of weight loss and obstructive jaundice. Obstructive jaundice is a yellowing of the skin and eyes due to liver disease. In his case, diagnostic imaging tests revealed an inflammation of the pancreas, gallbladder, and biliary tract. He also had gallstones. He was eventually diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, which is an inflammation of the gallbladder and bile ducts.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
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A 17-year-old girl with marked jaundice and weight loss
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A 17-year-old girl with jaundice and weight loss was diagnosed with liver damage caused by 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphphetamine (MDMA), a drug commonly known as ecstasy. Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes caused by liver damage.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2001
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