title: [Hepatology and immunology].
abstract: Immunologic diseases of the liver are exogenous mostly initiated by virus or endogenous initiated by autoaggression. All virus-induced kinds of hepatitis are due to an immune response against inocculated hepatocytes. Therefore the hepatitis is limited to the period of complete elimination of virus-infected cells. A strong immune response therefore corresponds with an acute and short hepatitis whilest a weak immune response develops a chronic hepatitis. In contrast, autoimmune hepatitis based on a disorder of the immune system with some genetic background is always unlimited. Each cirrhosis developing from immunologic hepatitis is also an immunologic disease; a special variant is the autoimmune primary biliary cirrhosis. All in all, the number of immunologic liver diseases surmounts the remaining liver diseases due to intoxication of metabolic disorders.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000276:immunology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000276:immunology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Hepatologie und Immunologie.