Clinical management of autoimmune hepatitis
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Clinical features and management of autoimmune hepatitis.
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic hepatitis of unknown etiology which can progress to cirrhosis. Its clinical manifestations are highly variable and sometimes follow a fluctuating course. Diagnosis is based on characteristic histologic, clinical, biochemical and serological findings. Anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressive treatment frequently induces remission but long-term maintenance thera...
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عنوان ژورنال: United European Gastroenterology Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2050-6406,2050-6414
DOI: 10.1177/2050640619872408