Acute lobular hepatitis as the first manifestation of recurrent autoimmune hepatitis after orthotopic liver transplantation

Liver

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 311-315

  Sempoux, C ^a   Horsmans, Y ^a   Lerut, J ^a   Rahier, J ^a   Geubel, A ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Corticosteroid treatment; Liver transplantation; Lobular hepatitis; Recurrent disease

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 6844222836     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1997.tb01038.x     Document Type: Article

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