Research Article

Comparison of Laboratory Data of Acute Cholangitis Patients Treated with or without Immunosuppressive Drugs

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

MaleFemaleTotal

Number373269
Age, years
Cause of acute cholangitis
 Bile duct stone353166
 Bile duct cancer202
 Pancreatic cancer011
Immunosuppressant
 (−)332154
 Corticosteroid178a,b
 Methotrexate224c
 Corticosteroid + methotrexate123
Immunosuppressant indication
 Rheumatoid arthritis31114
 Microscopic polyangitis101
 Polyarteritis nodosa011
 Polymyalgia rheumatica011

One female with methylprednisolone, and the other patients with prednisolone; one female with prednisolone and etanercept; one female with methotrexate and etanercept.