Immunosuppressive Therapy Allows Recovery From Liver Failure in Children With Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Cuarterolo, Miriam L ^a   Ciocca, Mirta E ^a   López, Susana I ^a   de Dávila, María T G ^a   Álvarez, Fernando ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cirrhosis; Liver Disease; Liver Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYCOSIS; PETECHIA; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RASH; REMISSION; THYROIDITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 78751694482     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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