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Mamun-Al-Mahtab Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Kabir Uddin Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Salimur Rahman Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Mobin Khan Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Kamal Department of Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Abstract

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a rare autoimmune liver disease, not infrequent in the West, but hardly reported from the East. We report a case of PBC for the first time from Bangladesh. The patient was an elderly woman presenting with vague complaints. The diagnosis was confirmed by antibody testing and histopathology, whereas other possible causes of cirrhosis were also excluded.

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Clinical and Experimental Medical Journal
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