PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS AND SYSTEM IC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

We report the association of primary sclerosing cholangitis and system ic lupus erythematosus in a 39 year-old man. Six months after a diagno sis of primary sclerosing cholangitis was established, the patient was hospitalized for a pleural effusion and acute pericarditis. Emergency pericardiocentesis, was required due to sudden cardiac tamponnade. Pl asmatic anti-DNA and anti-nuclear antibodies were present. Treatment b y steroids greatly improved symptoms. This clinical association sugges ts that some immune disorders may be common to the two diseases.