Outcome of pregnancy in patients with autoimmune hepatitis/primary biliary cirrhosis overlap syndrome: A report of two cases

Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 687-689

  Efe, Cumali ^a   Ozaslan, Ersan ^b   Purnak, Tugrul ^b  

^a Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS OVERLAP SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRURITUS; SKIN DISCOLORATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SYNDROME;

EID: 80054875264     PISSN: 22107401     EISSN: 2210741X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2011.06.003     Document Type: Letter

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