Abstract
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease that occurs in a bimodal age distribution in the second and fifth-sixth decade of life. The disease is more prevalent in females and presents with variable clinical manifestations ranging from being asymptomatic to acute liver failure. AIH is often overlooked and not worked up in elderly patients who present with liver failure. This can lead to increased morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. AIH should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients who present with elevated transaminases regardless of age or gender as early recognition and treatment leads to improved outcomes. In this article, we present a unique case of AIH in a male patient in his eighth decade of life who presented with acute liver failure without any obvious cause and had no history of autoimmune diseases.
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Aziz, Ahmed Ali; Aziz, Muhammad Ali; Mehta, Deep; and Rashid, Muhammad Humayoun
(2024)
"Autoimmune Hepatitis: An unusual presentation.,"
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 14:
Iss.
1, Article 20.
DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1291
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.gbmc.org/jchimp/vol14/iss1/20
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