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Autoimmune hepatitis case suspected of toxic hepatitis and diagnosed after treatment

Year 2022, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 627 - 629, 01.07.2022
https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1088201

Abstract

Autoimmune hepatitis (OIH) is a chronic, necroinflammatory liver parenchymal disease that occurs in the absence of an etiologic agent known to cause chronic hepatitis in the liver. OIH presents with various clinical variants. Some patients with cholestatic liver disease (such as primary biliary cholangitis [PBC] and primary sclerosing cholangitis [PSC]) have clinical and serological features that indicate the presence of autoimmune hepatitis and may respond to immunosuppressive therapy. However, sometimes the diagnosis cannot be clarified in patients and it may be necessary to go from treatment to diagnosis. In this article, we presented a 33-year-old autoimmune hepatitis-cholangitis case, who was admitted with elevated aminotransferase and bilirubin levels, pruritus and icterus, the diagnosis of AIH could not be clarified after evaluation and was thought to be toxic hepatitis at first, but diagnosed after treatment. In conclusion, autoimmune hepatitis-cholangitis should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of all cases with elevated liver enzymes.

References

  • Referans1 Gatselis NK, Zachou K, Koukoulis GK, Dalekos GN. Autoimmune hepatitis, one disease with many faces: etiopathogenetic, clinico-laboratory and histological characteristics. World J Gastroenterol 2015;7;21(1):60-83.
  • Referans2 Puustinen L, Barner-Rasmussen N, Pukkala E, Färkkilä M. Incidence, prevalence, and causes of death of patients with autoimmune hepatitis: A nationwide register-based cohort study in Finland. Dig Liver Dis 2019;51(9):1294-1299.
  • Referans3 Manns MP, Lohse AW, Vergani D. Autoimmune hepatitis Update . J Hepatol 2015;62(1 Suppl):S100-11.
  • Referans4 Heneghan, M. A. Definition and treatment of variants of autoimmune hepatitis. 2018; UpToDate. Retrieved from http://www. uptodate. com/home

Toksik hepatit düşünülen, tedaviden tanıya gidilen otoimmun hepatit vakası

Year 2022, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 627 - 629, 01.07.2022
https://doi.org/10.31362/patd.1088201

Abstract

Otoimmun hepatit (OIH) karaciğerde kronik hepatite yol açtığı bilinen bir etyolojik ajanın yokluğunda ortaya çıkan, kronik, nekroinflamatuar bir karaciğer parankim hastalığıdır. OIH çeşitli klinik varyantlarla karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bazı kolestatik karaciğer hastalığı olan hastalar (primer biliyer kolanjit [PBC] ve primer sklerozan kolanjit [PSC] gibi), otoimmün hepatit varlığını gösteren klinik ve serolojik özelliklere sahiptir ve immünosüpresif tedaviye cevap verebilirler. Ancak bazen hastalarda tanı netleştirilemez ve tedaviden tanıya gitmek gerekebilir. Bu yazıda 33 yaşında aminotransferaz ve bilirubin yüksekliği, kaşıntı ve ikter nedeniyle başvuran, değerlendirme sonrası OİH tanısı netleştirilemeyen ve öncelikle toksik hepatit olabileceği düşünülen ancak takipleri sonrası tedaviden tanıya ulaştığımız otoimmun hepatit-kolanjit vakamızı sunduk. Sonuç olarak karaciğer enzim yüksekliği olan tüm vakalarda ayırıcı tanıda otoimmun hepatit-kolanjit akılda tutulmalıdır.

References

  • Referans1 Gatselis NK, Zachou K, Koukoulis GK, Dalekos GN. Autoimmune hepatitis, one disease with many faces: etiopathogenetic, clinico-laboratory and histological characteristics. World J Gastroenterol 2015;7;21(1):60-83.
  • Referans2 Puustinen L, Barner-Rasmussen N, Pukkala E, Färkkilä M. Incidence, prevalence, and causes of death of patients with autoimmune hepatitis: A nationwide register-based cohort study in Finland. Dig Liver Dis 2019;51(9):1294-1299.
  • Referans3 Manns MP, Lohse AW, Vergani D. Autoimmune hepatitis Update . J Hepatol 2015;62(1 Suppl):S100-11.
  • Referans4 Heneghan, M. A. Definition and treatment of variants of autoimmune hepatitis. 2018; UpToDate. Retrieved from http://www. uptodate. com/home
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Details

Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

Ebru Birtürk Bozkurt 0000-0002-6671-1089

Halil Yılmaz 0000-0002-3191-2171

Mustafa Çelik 0000-0001-8175-2324

Mustafa Yılmaz 0000-0003-4541-172X

Publication Date July 1, 2022
Submission Date March 15, 2022
Acceptance Date April 20, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 15 Issue: 3

Cite

AMA Birtürk Bozkurt E, Yılmaz H, Çelik M, Yılmaz M. Toksik hepatit düşünülen, tedaviden tanıya gidilen otoimmun hepatit vakası. Pam Med J. July 2022;15(3):627-629. doi:10.31362/patd.1088201

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