Clinical characteristics of autoimmune hepatitis with histological features of acute hepatitis

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作者
Abe, M [1 ]
Hiasa, Y [1 ]
Masumoto, T [1 ]
Kumagi, T [1 ]
Akbar, SMF [1 ]
Ninomiya, T [1 ]
Matsui, H [1 ]
Michitaka, K [1 ]
Horiike, N [1 ]
Onji, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Ehime Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med 3, Shigenobu, Ehime 7910295, Japan
关键词
autoimmune hepatitis; acute onset; AIH scoring;
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10.1016/S1386-6346(01)00109-7
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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The number of patients with autoimmune hepatitis with histological features of acute hepatitis (AIH-AH) has been increasing recently. Here, the clinical features of patients with AIH-AH have been compared with those of patients with AIH with histological findings of chronic hepatitis (AIH-CH) and liver cirrhosis (AIH-LC). The levels of total serum bilirubin (P < 0.05) and serum transaminases (P < 0.05) were significantly higher in patients with AIH-AH than in patients with AIH-CH and AIH-LC. However, the serum levels of gamma-globulin (P < 0.05) and immunoglobulin G (P < 0.05) were significantly lower in AIH-AH than in patients with AIH-CH and AIH-LC. The aggregate score according to the criteria of the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group in 1999 was also significantly lower in AIH-AH patients than in patients with AIH-CH and AIH-LC (P < 0.05). Eleven patients with AIH-AH were treated with cortico steroids, however, the clinical response was insignificant in three patients. In summary, it is difficult to diagnose of patients with AIH-AH using the criteria of the International AIH scoring system. We wish that this scoring system would be modified in the near future. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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