Autoimmune Hepatitis: Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells. This causes the liver to become inflamed (hepatitis). ... more about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Autoimmune Hepatitis: Liver inflammation caused due to autoimmune processes where the body's immune system attacks the liver. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Autoimmune Hepatitis is available below.
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Prognosis for Autoimmune Hepatitis: In about 7 out of 10 people, the disease goes into remission, with a lessening of severity of symptoms, within 2 years of starting treatment. A portion of persons with a remission will see the disease return within 3 years, so treatment may be necessary on and off for years, if not for life. (Source: excerpt from Autoimmune Hepatitis: NIDDK)
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Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells. This causes the liver to become inflamed (hepatitis). Researchers think a genetic factor may predispose some people to autoimmune diseases. About 70 percent of those with autoimmune hepatitis are women, most between the ages of 15 and 40.
The disease is usually quite serious and, if not treated, gets worse over time. It's usually chronic, meaning it can last for years, and can lead to cirrhosis (scarring and hardening) of the liver and eventually liver failure. (Source: excerpt from Autoimmune Hepatitis: NIDDK)
A chronic self-perpetuating hepatocellular INFLAMMATION of unknown cause, usually with HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA and serum AUTOANTIBODIES. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Autoimmune Hepatitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Autoimmune Hepatitis, or a subtype of Autoimmune Hepatitis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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