Remission of autoimmune hepatitis during pregnancy: A report of two cases

Liver

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-57

  Colle, Isabelle ^a   Hautekeete, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Pregnancy; Remission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REMISSION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; LIVER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032956773     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.1999.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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