Acute presentation of autoimmune hepatitis: Does it exist? A published work review

Hepatology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 498-504

  Takahashi, Hiroki ^a   Zeniya, Mikio ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation form of chronic autoimmune hepatitis; Acute form of autoimmune hepatitis; Acute presentation of autoimmune hepatitis; Autoimmune hepatitis; Centrilobular necrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ACUTE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CENTRILOBULAR NECROSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 79957560171     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2011.00808.x     Document Type: Review

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