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 ...

aim : we described two case reports of aih/ssc overlap syndrome and reviewed literatures regarding this issue.   background : aih is a chronic hepatitis of unknown aetiology characterized by continuing hepatocellular necrosis and inflammation. aih overlap syndromes have been reported with other autoimmune diseases. patients and methods : according to the classification criteria for ssc, we cond...

background: there are only a very small number of reports which discuss subtype, sex distribution, clinical features and laboratory characteristics of autoimmune hepatitis in children. the aim of this study was both to define the clinical features, biochemical and histological findings and also to determine the age and sex related distribution of autoimmune hepatitis (aih). materials and method...

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic hepatitis that occurs in children and adults of all ages. Diagnosis is based upon characteristic serologic and histologic findings and the exclusion of other forms of chronic liver disease. Guidelines issued by the AASLD suggest the following diagnostic considerations: The diagnosis should be made in patients with compatible clinical signs, symptoms, and labora...

background: autoimmune hepatitis (aih) in childhood has variable modes of presentation, and the disease should be suspected and excluded in all children presenting with symptoms and signs of prolonged or severe acute liver disease. in aih, the liver biopsy histopathology shows inflammation in addition to presence of serum autoimmune antibodies and increased levels of immunoglobulin g (igg). obj...

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in childhood has variable modes of presentation, and the disease should be suspected and excluded in all children presenting with symptoms and signs of prolonged or severe acute liver disease. In AIH, the liver biopsy histopathology shows inflammation in addition to presence of serum autoimmune antibodies and increased levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG). Ob...

background autoimmune hepatitis (aih) is a form of chronic hepatitis with unclear causative factors and is characterized by immunological and auto-immunological manifestations. several extrahepatic manifestations, such as other autoimmune disorders, are associated with aih. aih with dermatological conditions as the initial manifestation is rare. we report the case of aih in which erythema nodos...