Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Questions, Answers, and Illustrative Cases: Endorsed by Autoimmune Liver Diseases Special Interest Group, Turkish Association for the Study of Liver
Ersan Özaslan, Fulya Günşar, Aslı Çiftçibaşi Örmeci, İbrahim Hatemı, Cumali Efe, Gülen Akyol, Nesrin Turhan, Funda Yılmaz Barbet, Özgül Sağol, Çiğdem Çelikel, Mine Güllüoğlu, Dilara Turan Gökçe, Zülal İstemihan, Tuğçe Eşkazan, Ramazan Idılman
Abstract
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare, immune-mediated liver disease. It has a heterogeneous nature with varied clinical presentations. The management of patients with AIH is challenging in many ways. The main difficulties are inexperience due to the rarity of the disease, diagnostic confusion in controversial areas such as variant/overlap cases, acute presentations, the presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or drug-induced liver injury features, and the long and complex course of treatment. Here, we provide a clear, concise, and visualized review regarding the diagnosis and treatment of AIH, including illustrative cases.