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ArticleCureus2023

Previously Untreated Ulcerative Colitis With Newly Diagnosed Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Case Report.

Rahel Tekeste, Elvia Villarreal, Matthan Moy, Bernard Karnath

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahel TekesteInternal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Elvia VillarrealInternal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Matthan MoyInternal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
Bernard KarnathInternal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare type of autoimmune hepatic disease with unknown pathophysiology, often a sequela of ulcerative colitis (UC). Liver transplant, though curative, is inaccessible to many patients due to stringent organ availability and barriers to sufficient insurance coverage. Low health literacy and low socioeconomic class can significantly limit healthcare access and thus worsen overall healthcare outcomes. Here, we present the case of an uninsured 49-year-old man with untreated UC who was diagnosed with PSC and subsequently became lost to follow-up. It is critical for providers to identify barriers to acquiring appropriate medical care, such as financial instability and low health literacy, when identifying and treating conditions like PSC. Moreover, more research should be performed to investigate alternative treatments for PSC.

Indexed as

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp)inflammatory bowel diseasejaundice cholestaticlack of health insurancemagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (mrcp)primary sclerosing cholangitis (psc)social determinants of health (sdoh)ulcerative colitis (uc)

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PMID37846236
PMCPMC10576970
OpenAlexW4386765383

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