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Autoimmune hepatitis in children is a rare and severe inflammatory disease of unknown
etiology, and progress to cirrohosis and liver failure, generally is responsive to immunosuppressive
therapy. It is more prevalent in women than men, and characterized by the presence of
circulating autoantibodies, a high serum globulin. Extrahepatic manifestations such as thyroiditis,
ulcerative colitis, glomerulonephritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, are associated.
We report, to our... |