autoimmune
Autoimmune hepatitis
, formerly known as lupoid hepatitis, cell hepatitis, or autoimmune active hepatitis, is a chronic, autoimmune disease of the liver that occurs when the body's system attacks liver cells, causing the liver to be inflamed. Common initial symptoms may include , , muscle aches, or weight loss or signs of acute liver including fever, , and right upper quadrant pain. Individuals with autoimmune hepatitis often have no initial symptoms and the disease may be detected by abnormal liver function tests and increased levels during routine bloodwork or the observation of an abnormal-looking liver during abdominal .
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Often , , right upper pain, anorexia, , , joint pain, rash
Causes — why it happens
- · with environmental trigger
How it's found
- ·Liver levels, antibody panels. Definitive: Liver
Treatment
- ·Prednisone, Azathioprine
Complications
- · liver disease,
Outlook
- ·90% survival if treated
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