A case report demonstrates vanishing bile duct syndrome in a woman with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, indicating critical links between them.
Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) is a rare form of liver injury caused by ischemia, drug reactions, autoimmune diseases, infections, or malignancy. VBDS involves the progressive disappearance of intrahepatic bile ducts, causing cholestasis and biliary cirrhosis, with high mortality if untreated. VBDS can also present as a paraneoplastic syndrome in Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL). A 53‐year‐old female presented with jaundice, pruritus, diarrhea, and elevated liver function tests (LFTs). A liver biopsy demonstrated cholestasis with mild ductopenia, and imaging revealed enlarged para‐aortic lymph nodes. A bone marrow biopsy confirmed HL, and chemotherapy normalized symptoms and LFTs.
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