Anti-liver-kidney microsome antibody-positive autoimmune hepatitis associated with alopecia.
A 14-year-old girl presented with anti-liver-kidney microsome autoimmune hepatitis preceded by alopecia 3 years earlier. Both pathologies were greatly improved by immunosuppressive therapy. Alopecia is a newly reported extrahepatic manifestation of type 2 autoimmune hepatitis. Its appearance could alert the clinician to an increased risk of autoimmune hepatitis in children.
Chaves
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Department of Pediatrics, Clinique Universitaire de Pédiatrie, Geneva, Switzerland.
Paunier
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Berclaz
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Delèze
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G
Abuaf
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Belli
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D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000276:immunology; D008861:Microsomes / Q000276:immunology*; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies