Difference between revisions of "Autoimmune hepatitis"

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*Untreated AIH has a poor outcome.<ref name=pmid24367228/>
*Untreated AIH has a poor outcome.<ref name=pmid24367228/>
**Leads to [[cirrhosis]] and liver failure.
**Leads to [[cirrhosis]] and liver failure.
Treatment:<ref name=pmid24367228/>
*Corticosteroids, immunosuppression.
*Liver transplant (end-stage disease).


===Diagnosis===
===Diagnosis===
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===Treatment===
===Treatment===
*Immunosuppresants (prednisone, azathioprine).<ref name=pmid19452572>Non-classical phenotypes of autoimmune hepatitis and advances in diagnosis and treatment. Czaja AJ, Bayraktar Y. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 May 21;15(19):2314-28. Review. PMID 19452572.</ref>
*Immunosuppresants (prednisone, azathioprine).<ref name=pmid19452572>Non-classical phenotypes of autoimmune hepatitis and advances in diagnosis and treatment. Czaja AJ, Bayraktar Y. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 May 21;15(19):2314-28. Review. PMID 19452572.</ref>
*Liver transplant (end-stage disease).<ref name=pmid24367228/>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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