Autoimmune hepatitis or hepatic involvement in SLE?--A case report.
We report a patient with autoimmune hepatitis, who simultaneously satisfied the 1982 revised ARA criteria for systemic lupus erythematous and emphasize the difficulty in differentiating these two diseases. In addition, current concepts of a possible immunological distinction between autoimmune hepatitis and hepatic involvement in SLE are reviewed.
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged