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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
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Gold standard/Study of choice:
- Liver biopsy is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis[1]
- Liver biopsy is performed by following methods:
- Percutaneous liver biopsy with or without ultrasound guidance
- Transjugular liver biopsy
Histology findings usually found on biopsy:
- Interface hepatitis (ie, piecemeal necrosis) is the histological hallmark
- Portal lesion spares the biliary tree
- This involves most of the lobule
- Lobular collapse which is best identified by reticulin staining
- There is lymphoplasmacytic periportal infiltrate which invade the limiting plate
- There is an abundance of plasma cells and eosinophils are usually present
- A plasma cell infiltrate lead to plasma cell hepatitis If it involves lobules called lobular or whole liver known as panacinar hepatitis
- Fibrosis causes distortion of the hepatic lobule and the appearance of regenerative nodules, resulting in cirrhosis
- Bridging necrosis is a finding seen in cirrhosis
Overlap syndrome
Liver biospy is gold standard for diagnosing overlap syndrome[2][3]
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| AIH-PBC |
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| AIH-PSC |
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| AIH-cholestatic syndrome |
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References
- ↑ Carpenter HA, Czaja AJ (2002). "The role of histologic evaluation in the diagnosis and management of autoimmune hepatitis and its variants". Clin Liver Dis. 6 (3): 685–705. PMID 12362575.
- ↑ Chapman R, Fevery J, Kalloo A, Nagorney DM, Boberg KM, Shneider B, Gores GJ (2010). "Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis". Hepatology. 51 (2): 660–78. doi:10.1002/hep.23294. PMID 20101749.
- ↑ Dienes HP, Erberich H, Dries V, Schirmacher P, Lohse A (2002). "Autoimmune hepatitis and overlap syndromes". Clin Liver Dis. 6 (2): 349–62, vi. PMID 12122860.