“…Our literature review revealed only 12 case reports and three case series (a total of 27 cases) on the occurrence of BCS in patients with CD [ 6–20 ], and one case of BCS detected in a case-finding study using CD serology in patients with various liver diseases ( Table 1 ) [ 21 ]. Interestingly, 22 cases were reported from north African Arab countries [ 7 , 8 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 17–20 ], while only six cases were described in other regions of the world [ 9 , 10 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 21 ]. In a prospective study in Algeria, the authors assessed the aetiology of BCS in 116 consecutive patients [ 22 ].…”