autoimmune hepatitis

autoimmune hepatitis
1. an autoimmune disease of the liver, occurring more often in females, characterized by circulating autoantibodies and hypergammaglobulinemia; it is associated with extrahepatic complaints such as malaise, fever, and arthralgia. Type 1 is characterized by antinuclear and anti–smooth muscle antibodies; type 2 is less common and is characterized by antibodies against the microsomal antigen of liver and kidney. 2. chronic active h.

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