Article
Autoimmune hepatitis, one disease with many faces: etiopathogenetic, clinico-laboratory and histological characteristics.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jan 2015
Gatselis Nikolaos K, Zachou Kalliopi, Koukoulis George K, Dalekos George N
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an unresolving progressive liver disease of unknown etiology characterized by hypergammaglobulinemia, autoantibodies detection and interface hepatitis. Due to the absence of specific diagnostic markers and the large heterogeneity of its clinical, laboratory and histological features, AIH diagnosis may be potentially difficult. Therefore, in this in-depth review we summarize the...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoantibodies
- Biomarkers
- Hepatitis, Autoimmune
- Humans
- Liver
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
