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Induction of Drug-Induced, Autoimmune Hepatitis in BALB/c Mice for the Study of Its Pathogenic Mechanisms
Published on: May 29, 2020
[Autoimmune hepatitis and pregnancy: a case series]
Cesar Castro1, Jeanne Caballero2, Jorge Garavito1
1Unidad de Hígado, Servicio de Gastroenterología. Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. Lima, Per ú.; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Per ú.
Abstract:
We report four cases of female patients diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis treated in the liver unit of the National Hospital Arzobispo Loayza in the period 2014-2018, these patients became pregnant during treatment. Pregnancy in all cases came to an end without any complications, patients received immunosuppressive treatment during pregnancy. We present the sequence of events with their results and a review of the literature.
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