title: Autoimmune hepatitis in an HIV infected patient that responded to antiretroviral therapy.
abstract: Autoimmune hepatitis is a rare disease with unclear pathogenesis. Several viruses have been proposed to act as triggering agents for the inflammatory process of the disease; however, HIV has only very rarely been reported to be associated. We report a case of a patient with autoimmune hepatitis and HIV infection. The possible pathogenetic mechanism is discussed. Antiretroviral treatment led to normalization of liver biochemistry, supporting the hypothesis of HIV induced autoimmune hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, 401 Army General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. vgerman@panafonet.gr
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: German
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vassiloyanakopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sampaziotis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents