Department of Internal Medicine Researchers Add New Findings in the Area of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (Clinical Features, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of IgG [ [4] ] -Related Sclerosing Cholangitis).

Researchers from the Department of Internal Medicine have published new findings on IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis, a fibrotic inflammatory disease affecting the bile ducts. The study highlights the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment options for this rare condition, emphasizing the challenges in diagnosis and the need for lifelong follow-up due to the risk of malignant tumors. Glucocorticosteroids are recommended as the first-line therapy, but relapses are common, and the long-term outcomes of the disease remain unknown. [Extracted from the article]