Background: Autoimmune hepatitis is chronic and uncommon disease. The pathogenesis is a complex process. Several triggers for autoimmune hepatitis particularly viral herpesviridae infection, which may induce the development of autoimmunity in predisposed individuals.
Aim: Report a new case.
Case report: We report a case of 17-year- woman presented with autoimmune triggered by cytomegalovirus infection. Cytomegalovirus induced autoimmune hepatitis has not been reported previously. Evolution was favourable under antiviral treatment, corticosteroid and azathioprine.