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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [[autoimmune hepatitis]]. There are measures to prevent [[complications]] like [[cirrhosis]] by eating [[high protein diet|high protein]] and low salt diet. | |||
==Secondary Prevention== | ==Secondary Prevention== | ||
*There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [[autoimmune hepatitis]] | |||
*There are few measures for the patient with autoimmune hepatitis should take to prevent complications: | |||
*Patients with [[cirrhosis]] secondary to autoimmune hepatitis lead to [[ascites]]. Following recommendations are useful:<ref name="pmid26934884">{{cite journal |vauthors=Czaja AJ |title=Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Current Status and Future Directions |journal=Gut Liver |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=177–203 |year=2016 |pmid=26934884 |pmc=4780448 |doi=10.5009/gnl15352 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**A low-[[salt]] diet < 2gm of [[sodium]] daily is useful | |||
**Patients should consume [[protein]] (ie, >1.3 g protein per kg body weight) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of autoimmune hepatitis. There are measures to prevent complications like cirrhosis by eating high protein and low salt diet.
Secondary Prevention
- There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of autoimmune hepatitis
- There are few measures for the patient with autoimmune hepatitis should take to prevent complications:
- Patients with cirrhosis secondary to autoimmune hepatitis lead to ascites. Following recommendations are useful:[1]
References
- ↑ Czaja AJ (2016). "Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Current Status and Future Directions". Gut Liver. 10 (2): 177–203. doi:10.5009/gnl15352. PMC 4780448. PMID 26934884.