A case of difficult-to-treat autoimmune hepatitis successfully managed by TNF-alpha blockade

Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov;104(11):2877-8. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.433.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage
  • Azathioprine / administration & dosage
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hepatitis, Autoimmune / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis, Autoimmune / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Infliximab
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Prednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / administration & dosage
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Prednisolone
  • Infliximab
  • Azathioprine