AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS IN A PATIENT WITH SICKLE-CELL DISEASE

Authors
ELYOUNIS CM MIN AD FIEL MI KLION FM THUNG SN FAIRE B MILLER CM BODENHEIMER HC
Citation
Cm. Elyounis et al., AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS IN A PATIENT WITH SICKLE-CELL DISEASE, The American journal of gastroenterology, 91(5), 1996, pp. 1016-1018
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
91
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1016 - 1018
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1996)91:5<1016:AHIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
In this report, we describe the case of a 28-yr-old woman with sickle cell anemia who presented with acute hepatic failure manifested by ano rexia, malaise, painless jaundice, elevated aminotransferase activitie s, and severe coagulopathy, Liver biopsy revealed changes consistent w ith autoimmune hepatitis, Treatment with corticosteroids and azathiopr ine was followed by improvement in biochemical liver test results, The literature on sickle cell-associated liver diseases is reviewed.