Prompt initiation of high-dose i.v. corticosteroids seems to prevent progression to liver failure in patients with original acute severe autoimmune hepatitis

Hepatol Res. 2019 Jan;49(1):96-104. doi: 10.1111/hepr.13252. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

Authors

Kalliopi Zachou^{1

2}, Pinelopi Arvaniti², Kalliopi Azariadis², Vasiliki Lygoura², Nikolaos K Gatselis^{1

2}, Aggeliki Lyberopoulou², George K Koukoulis³, George N Dalekos^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Larissa, Greece.
² Department of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
³ Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.

PMID: 30248210
DOI: 10.1111/hepr.13252

No abstract available

Keywords: acute liver failure; autoimmune hepatitis; azathioprine; corticosteroid; liver transplantation; mycophenolate mofetil.