Prognosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis

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) ...see also Overview of Autoimmune Hepatitis

Complications:

Complications of Autoimmune Hepatitis may include:

• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Liver failure
• Jaundice
• Cirrhosis of liver
• more complications...»

Complications of Autoimmune Hepatitis from the Diseases Database include:

• Hepatocellular jaundice
• Autoantibodies
• Antinuclear antibodies
• more complications...»

See also complications of Autoimmune Hepatitis.

Autoimmune Hepatitis: Research More

• Autoimmune Hepatitis: Introduction
• Symptoms: Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Complications: Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Causes: Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Treatments: Autoimmune Hepatitis

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Autoimmune Hepatitis usually refers to the likely outcome of Autoimmune Hepatitis. The prognosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis may include the duration of Autoimmune Hepatitis, chances of complications of Autoimmune Hepatitis, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Autoimmune Hepatitis, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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