Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis
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Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis (RPC), also known as Hong Kong disease, Oriental cholangitis, and Oriental infestational cholangitis, is a chronic infection characterized by recurrent bouts of bacterial cholangitis with primary hepatolithiasis.[1][2] It is exclusive to people who live or have lived in southeast Asia.[3][4][5]
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Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis | |
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Other names | Cholangiohepatitis, Hong Kong disease, Oriental chlangitis, Oriental cholangiohepatitis, biliary obstruction syndrome of the Chinese, Oriental cholangitis[1] |
Cholangitis | |
Specialty | General surgery |
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