Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic, progressive liver disease caused by immune system dysregulation that targets the liver. If untreated, AIH can lead to severe complications, including cirrhosis ...

Standard immunosuppressive therapy, consisting of prednisone and azathioprine, is ineffective in 10–20% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Inductivo-Yu and colleagues, therefore, investigated the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aggressive steroid regimens – with doses as high as 60 mg per day – have become the “new mantra” for treating ...

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New European study finds that remission in autoimmune hepatitis does not equal recovery, as many patients still face fatigue.

† One patient had MMF as an initial treatment. ‡ In the study TAC and MMF were used alone or in combination. §In total, 17 patients were initially treated with MMF and steroids. ¶ Females represented ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Mycophenolate mofetil was superior to azathioprine in ...

Corticosteroid therapy is effective in all forms of autoimmune hepatitis, and the combination of prednisone and azathioprine is preferred. Remission can be achieved in 80% of patients within 3 years, ...

Autoimmune hepatitis responds well to long-term immunosuppression with low-dose glucocorticoids with added azathioprine or mycophenolate in approximately 80 to 90% of treated children. In children ...

Blood tests can help with the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. These include tests for increased liver enzymes or antibody levels. However, other tests are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

ASMAs were first discovered in 1965 in people with chronic active hepatitis. Usually, your immune system will attack foreign bodies like a parasite or a virus with the antibodies made for defending ...