Case (year) Sex Age at diagnosisof PBC (years) Age at diagnosis of ITP (years) PBC prior to ITP Scheuer’s classification Complications Remarks References
1(1987) F 60 60 Sim 1?   Familial PBC [22]
2(1987) F 43 43 Sim     Insulin receptor autoantibodies(+) [23]
3(1989) F 59 59 Sim       [24]
4(1990) F 63 67 +       [21]
5(1996) M 59 59 Sim 2     [25]
6(1997) F 35 41 +     Liver transplantation [26]
7(1998) F <60 62 +     Liver transplantation [27]
8(2001) M 37 37 Sim 1?     [28]
9(2004) F 64 34 -   AIH, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis   [29]
10(2007) F 81 81 Sim   AIHA(Evans syndrome)   [30]
11(2007) M 44 59 +   AIHA(Evans syndrome), Hypothyroidism Liver transplantation [31]
12(2008) F 67 74 + 3   Sepsis → death [19]
13(2009) F 58 58 Sim 3? AIH, Scleroedema   [32]
14(2009) M 55 55 Sim   AIHA(Evans syndrome), Sjögren’s syndrome   [33]
15(2011) F 40 40 Sim 2? AIH, Polymyositis   [34]
16(2012) M 45 42   2? IgG4-related cholangitis   [35]
17(2013) F 53 53 Sim 2? AIHA(Evans syndrome)   [6]
PBC: primary biliary cirrhosis; ITP: immune thrombocytopenic purpura; F: female; M: male; Sim: simultaneous;AIH: autoimmune hepatitis; AIHA: autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Table 1: Characteristics of 17 patients with comorbid primary biliary cirrhosis and immune thrombocytopenic purpura.