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Idiopathic autoimmune chronic hepatitis triggered by hepatitis A
S M Rahaman1, P Chira, R S Koff
1Department of Medicine, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, Massachusetts.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|January 1, 1994
Summary
Hepatitis A virus infection can trigger autoimmune hepatitis in predisposed individuals. This rare complication highlights a potential link between viral hepatitis and autoimmune liver disease development.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Virology
- Immunology
Background:
- Hepatitis A virus (HAV) typically causes acute hepatitis.
- Chronic sequelae of HAV infection are considered rare and poorly defined.
- Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (ACH) is an immune-mediated liver disease.