Cholangiohepatitis, Hong Kong disease, Oriental chlangitis, Oriental cholangiohepatitis, biliary obstruction syndrome of the Chinese, Oriental cholangitis[1]
Cholangitis
Specialty
General surgery
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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