Management of Medical Fitness in Idiopathic Adulthood Ductopenia in Aviation Medicine: A Case Report
Aims:The case raises important considerations regarding aeronautical fitness especially in managing chronic diseases, as Moroccan regulations and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards necessitate strict health evaluations for air traffic controllers (ATC) as they play a crucial role in flight safety.Case Presentation: We present the case of a 26-year-old female Moroccan air traffic controller who was asymptomatic but presented with abnormal liver function tests during her periodic medical assessment.Comprehensive investigations, led to a diagnosis of idiopathic adulthood ductopenia (IAD) Discussion: IAD is a rare cholestatic liver disease of unknown etiology, characterized by biopsyconfirmed ductopenia without an identifiable cause.It manifests in two forms: mild (Type 1), with limited bile duct loss and a favorable prognosis, and severe (Type 2), which often progresses to Case Report
Authors
- H. Echchachoui
- Zakaria Iloughmane
- Meryem Zerrik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-5633)
- Mohamed Chemsi
- Mouna Elghazi
- Fatima Zohra Tlemcani
- Fehd Bennani Smires
- Safaa Maktit
- M. ELKHALIFA
Institutions
- Mohammed V University (MA)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.9734/ajrrhe/2025/v7i146
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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