Clinicopathological features of acute-onset autoimmune hepatitis
N Okano, K Yamamoto, K Sakaguchi, Y Miyake… - Hepatology …, 2003 - Elsevier
The clinicopathological features of nine acute-onset autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) patients
were compared with those of 29 classical AIH patients. The clinical features of acute-onset
AIH showed significantly higher serum ALT levels, lower serum IgG levels and AIH score
than those of classical AIH, although the type of auto-antibodies, age and gender were not
different between the two groups. Pathological features showed that the stages of acute-
onset AIH varied from stage 1 to stage 4 and were less advanced compared with those of …
were compared with those of 29 classical AIH patients. The clinical features of acute-onset
AIH showed significantly higher serum ALT levels, lower serum IgG levels and AIH score
than those of classical AIH, although the type of auto-antibodies, age and gender were not
different between the two groups. Pathological features showed that the stages of acute-
onset AIH varied from stage 1 to stage 4 and were less advanced compared with those of …