Sclerosing cholangitis is a rare chronic disease characterized by inflammation of the bile ducts located inside and outside the liver. As a result of the disease, the permeability of the tubules is impaired, which is why the main symptoms appear.
Causes and symptoms of sclerosing cholangitis
This is one of the diseases, the cause of whose occurrence it was not possible to find out. It is known that men over the age of forty are sick more often. But women are also prone to disease. Possible reasons include:
- Disorders in the work of the immune system;
- the effect on the body of toxins ;
- exposure to viruses;
- genetic predisposition.
Treatment of sclerosing cholangitis will be necessary when there are such signs of illness as:
- drowsiness;
- weakness;
- a sharp decrease in weight;
- icterus of skin and eyes;
- severe itching;
- increase in temperature to 37-38 degrees;
- loss of appetite;
- unpleasant sensations in the area of the right hypochondrium (intensity of pain can be different).
It is extremely rare in patients with hyperpigmentation of the skin, and xanthomas or xanthelases are formed. The appearance of these can be explained by a violation of fat metabolism.
Diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis
In order to determine the sclerosing cholangitis, you need to undergo a serious examination and take a lot of tests. Of the compulsory:
- Ultrasound;
- physical examination;
- MRI;
- duodenal sounding;
- analysis of blood and urine;
- liver biopsy;
- special ultrasound examination of the liver;
- cholangiography .
Treatment of sclerosing cholangitis
The main thing that needs to be done is to eliminate the inflammatory process in the liver and resume the normal operation of the bile ducts. For
- hepatoprotectors;
- UDCA preparations with ursodeoxycholic acid to protect liver cells;
- immunomodulators;
- antispasmodics.
A diet that presupposes a decrease in consumption of fatty, spicy, roasted is mandatory.