Tag Ansgar W. Lohse

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Abbreviations AIH autoimmune hepatitis ANA antinuclear antibody ANCA antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody CARD10 caspase recruitment domain family member 10 CTLA-4 cytotoxic lymphocyte antigen-4 DILI drug-induced liver injury ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ENA extractable nuclear antigen LC liver cytosol LKM liver kidney…

Autoimmune Hepatitis

CHAPTER CONTENTS Definition 527 Epidemiology 527 Demographic features 528 Elderly patients 528 Pathogenesis 528 Genetic predisposition 529 Triggering factors 529 Humoral immune response 529 Cellular immune response 530 Immune regulation and dysregulation 531 Clinical features 532 Asymptomatic presentation 532 Acute…