Interstitial lung disease associated with primary biliary cholangitis

Last revised by David Luong on 5 Feb 2022

Interstitial lung disease associated with primary biliary cholangitis can occur in a variable pattern that can include 1:

Epidemiology

It may occur in approximately 15% of patients with primary biliary cholangitis 2

There may be a higher predilection in older patients and in those with an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Concomitant presence of Sjögren syndrome can considerably increase the risk of interstitial lung disease.

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