Polymyositis Associated with Autoimmune Hepatitis
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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic disorder characterized by persistent hepatocellular inflammation and necrosis. AIH overlap syndromes with other autoimmune diseases have been reported, including connective tissue diseases (CTD). Reports of AIH in systemic sclerosis (SSc), however, are scarce and have been particularly described in the limited SSc subtype. We report a case of systemic scl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1225-7044,2288-985X
DOI: 10.17340/jkna.2017.4.4