Autoimmune hepatitis: A histological variant associated with prominent centrilobular necrosis

Gut

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-271

  Te, H S ^a   Koukoulis, G ^a   Ganger, D R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Chronic active hepatitis; Hepatitis; Histology

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0030776363     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.2.269     Document Type: Article

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