TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Primary Biliary Cholangitis A1 - Friedman, Lawrence S. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2022 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISOccurs in middle-aged women.Often asymptomatic.Elevation of alkaline phosphatase, positive antimitochondrial antibodies, elevated IgM, increased cholesterol.Characteristic liver biopsy.In later stages, can present with fatigue, jaundice, features of cirrhosis, xanthelasmas, xanthomas, steatorrhea. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184173545 ER -