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ArticleHepatitis research and treatment2011

Autoimmune hepatitis: a review of current diagnosis and treatment.

Ashima Makol, Kymberly D Watt, Vaidehi R Chowdhary

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Article in Hepatitis research and treatment, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06650124 (Induction of Remission in Autoimmune Hepatitis With Azathioprine vs. MMF), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06650124 phase2 / phase3not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Induction of Remission in Autoimmune Hepatitis With Azathioprine vs. MMF

TypeinterventionalSponsorInstitute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, IndiaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled108ConditionsAutoimmune HepatitisArmsMycophenolate Mofetil + Prednisolone Participants will receive mycophenolate mofetil in combination., Azathioprine + Prednisolone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Autoimmune Hepatitis Associated with Other Autoimmune Diseases: A Critical Review.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2025
    Review
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  8. Autoimmune Hepatitis Leading to Liver Cirrhosis: A Case Report.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022
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  13. The Saudi association for the study of liver diseases and transplantation clinical practice guidelines for management of autoimmune hepatitis.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2018
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  15. Obstetric Outcome in Women with Chronic Liver Disease.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2017
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  18. Auto immune hepatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashima MakolDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Kymberly D Watt
Vaidehi R Chowdhary
Mayo Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by periportal inflammation, elevated immunoglobulins, autoantibodies, and a dramatic response to immunosuppression. An environmental agent is hypothesized to trigger an immune-mediated attack directed against liver antigens in genetically predisposed individuals. A plethora of clinical presentations can be seen ranging from chronic indolent disease to fulminant hepatic failure, and diagnosis requires exclusion of other causes of liver disease. Corticosteroid therapy must be instituted early and modified in an individualized fashion. Treatment decisions are often complicated by the diverse clinical manifestations, uncertainty about natural history, evolving ideas about treatment end points, and a multitude of alternative immunosuppressive agents. Achieving normal liver tests and tissue is the ideal treatment end point, but needs to be weighed against the risk of side effects. Decompensated patients may benefit from early liver transplantation. Long-term prognosis is excellent with early and aggressive initiation of therapy. Our paper discusses AIH, giving a detailed overview of its clinical presentation, risk factors, immunopathogenesis, up-to-date diagnostic criteria, current updates in therapy with a brief discussion of AIH in pregnancy, and long-term implications for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in AIH patients.

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PMID21760995
PMCPMC3132488
OpenAlexW2085779693

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