Autoimmune hepatitis in a genetically susceptible patient: Is it triggered by acute viral hepatitis A?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1950-1952

  Hilzenrat, Nir ^b   Zilberman, Doron ^b   Klein, Tirza ^b   Boaz, Z U R ^b   Sikuler, Emanuel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Corticosteroids; HLA class II; IgM anti HAV

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-DQ ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032738227     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026645629103     Document Type: Article

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