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Another cause of autoimmune hepatitis

✍ Scribed by Takeji Umemura; Yoh Zen; Yasuni Nakanuma; Kendo Kiyosawa

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 296 KB
Volume: 52
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23730

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✦ Synopsis

G (IgG) concentration was 5622 mg/dL (normal range: 870-1700), and anti-nuclear antibody titer (1:20480), anti-double-stranded DNA (>400 IU/mL), and smooth muscle antibody titer (1:40) were all abnormal. Infection with hepatitis A, B, and C; cytomegalovirus; and Epstein-Barr virus were excluded, and no drug use was noted. Ultrasonography, abdominal computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed no abnormalities of the extrahepatic .

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