- Case Report
- A Case Report of Autoimmune Hepatitis Associated with Choledochal Cyst and Pancreatitis
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Kyung Ran Park, Sun Young Lee, Soon Young Kim, Hyoung Shim Chang, Nam Su Back, Chong Jai Kim, Joong Gon Kim, Jeong Kee Seo
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(8):1146-1150. Published online August 15, 1996
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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... |
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