Pathology of acute hepatitis phase in autoimmune hepatitis
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Autoimmune hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis is (AIH) is a chronic hepatitis that occurs in children and adults of all ages. It is characterized by immunologic and autoimmune features, including circulating auto antibodies and high serum globulin concentrations. It was first described in the 1950s by term of chronic active hepatitis. It has 2 types with different auto antibodies. Diagnosis is based upon serologic and ...
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N Engl J Med 2006;354:54-66. Copyright © 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society. A utoimmune hepatitis is a generally progressive, chronic hepatitis of unknown cause that occurs in children and adults of all ages. Occasionally, it has a fluctuating course, with periods of increased or decreased activity. The diagnosis is based on histologic abnormalities, characteristic clinical and biochemical fin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Kanzo
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0451-4203,1881-3593
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.59.455