Type 1 autoimmune hepatitis: patterns of clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of the 'acute' type

200490 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Roberto Ferrari · University of Bologna

Γεώργιος Παππάς · Associazione Calabrese di Epatologia

Daniela Agostinelli · Associazione Calabrese di Epatologia

P. Muratori · Associazione Calabrese di Epatologia

L. Muratori

Marco Lenzi · Associazione Calabrese di Epatologia

Gabriella Verucchi · Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi

Abstract

Although in Italy type 1 AIH patients usually present with a chronic pattern, some 25% have an acute presentation resembling that of viral hepatitis. 'Acute' AIH and viral hepatitis can be reliably differentiated by simple parameters such as gender, gamma-globulin serum levels and AST/ALT ratio.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Diseases and Immunity Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: QJM

Volume 97, Issue 7, pp. 407-412

DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch072

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