Introduction: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic disease that results from the inflammation and destruction of intra- and extra-hepatic bile ducts and fibrosis which can lead to cirrhosis. The purpose of this report is to provide the clinical experience of Iranian traditional medicine with the best therapeutic effect within the shortest time. <s...

Preview Although primary sclerosing cholangitis occurs most often in middle-aged or younger men and primary biliary cirrhosis in middle-aged or older women, the diseases have some traits in common-unfortunate ones. In both diseases, the cause is unknown, and liver transplantation is the only known effective therapy for advanced cases. Dr Fennerty discusses trials of medical treatments used in a...

The following pages constitute the final, accepted and revised manuscript of the article: Ljungh, A and Nilsson, H-O and Stenram, U and Willén, R and Wadström, T "Microbes as trigger for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.” Dig Liver Dis. 2005 Oct;37(10):803-4 Publisher: Elsevier. Use of alternative location to go to the published version of the article requires journa...