[Cyclosporine A in the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis in the child: a case report].
The current immunosuppressive treatment of patients with autoimmune hepatitis consists of prednisone and azathioprine. High doses of prednisone used to obtain the remission of the disease are associated with serious adverse effects. To avoid harmful consequences of prednisone, we proposed to treat patients with oral cyclosporine to obtain the remission of the inflammatory process.


CONCLUSIONS
This case and review of the cases in the literature show that cyclosporine can induce remission of liver disease in children with autoimmune hepatitis, with few and well tolerated adverse effects.
Ben Halima
Nabil
N
Service de pédiatrie CHU Hédi Chaker Sfax.
Chaabouni
Melek
M
Karray
Abderrahmen
A
Krichen
Anas
A
Masmoudi
Hatem
H
Jlidi
Rachid
R
Triki
Ali
A
D000293:Adolescent; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine