title: Management of autoimmune hepatitis.
abstract: AIH is an organ-specific autoimmune disease with a variable course. It is important to distinguish AIH from other liver diseases. Early diagnosis with appropriate management improves the quality of life as well as survival rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishioka
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine