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Chapter 20 - Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children

from Section III - Hepatitis and Immune Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2021

By
Nanda Kerkar  and
Cara L. Mack
Edited by
Frederick J. Suchy ,
Ronald J. Sokol  and
William F. Balistreri
Edited in association with
Jorge A. Bezerra ,
Cara L. Mack  and
Benjamin L. Shneider
Frederick J. Suchy
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
Ronald J. Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
William F. Balistreri
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Jorge A. Bezerra
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cara L. Mack
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora
Benjamin L. Shneider
Affiliation:
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
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Summary

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, characterized histologically by interface hepatitis, serologically by the presence of non-organ specific autoantibodies, biochemically by elevated aminotransferases and serum IgG, and clinically by response to immunosuppressive treatment in the absence of other known causes of liver disease [1].

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Liver Disease in Children , pp. 321 - 332
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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