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| ISSN |
1948-5182 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2017. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
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Case Report |
| Article Title |
Autoimmune hepatitis in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A case series
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Emmanuel Ofori, Daryl Ramai, Mel A Ona and Madhavi Reddy |
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| Corresponding Author |
Daryl Ramai, MD, Research Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States. dramai@sgu.edu |
| Key Words |
Autoimmune hepatitis; Human immunodeficiency virus; Liver biopsy; Autoimmunity; Immunosuppression |
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Liver damage is rarely caused by autoimmune disease in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We describe a case series of two patients with a history of HIV, who presented with characteristic elevation in liver enzymes. Both patients were hepatitis C negative. Liver biopsies followed by histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. Case 1 was treated by corticosteroids and azathioprine, while case 2 was treated by corticosteroids only. Both patients reported significant clinical improvement. This case suggests that liver biopsy should be performed in HIV patients with unknown liver disease. Additionally, it underscores the need for further clinical studies to explore the role of corticosteroids and immunosuppression in the management of autoimmune hepatitis in HIV patients. |
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2017-12-27 10:31 |
| Citation |
Ofori E, Ramai D, Ona MA, Reddy M. Autoimmune hepatitis in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A case series. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(36): 1367-1371 Available from: URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i36/1367.htm DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1367 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i36/1367.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i36.1367 |
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