From the liver function test, the result was that Ng’ang’a’s liver seemed to be overworking, a cause for alarm. In 2014, Ng’ang’a underwent a magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), a liver test, that led to the diagnosis of ascending primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Unfortunately, and like the eosinophilic colitis, this one too has no known medical cure, and requires management and constant check ups. The eosinophilic colitis had spread to the digestive tract, leading to another form of colitis known as ulcerative colitis. According to Dr Alemanji Ajua, a gastroenterologist and interventional endoscopist, only a few cases of eosinophilic colitis have been reported worldwide.

Source: Standard Digital September 21, 2020 06:56 UTC