Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench
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Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench · Jan 2011
Dubin-Johnson syndrome presenting after acute viral hepatitis.
Elevated serum level of bilirubin is a common manifestation which is occurred in several diseases. Hyperbilirubinemia can manifest either conjugated or unconjugated. ⋯ Merely conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is the main manifestation of two congenital syndromes, including Dubin-Johnson and rotor syndrome; however it can be seen in some patients with recurrent benign intrahepatic cholestasis. This article reports a patient with Dubin- Johuson syndrome as a benign and rare condition.