title: Brazilian society of hepatology recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autoimmune diseases of the liver.
abstract: In order to draw evidence-based recommendations concerning the management of autoimmune diseases of the liver, the Brazilian Society of Hepatology has sponsored a single-topic meeting in October 18th, 2014 at São Paulo. An organizing committee comprised of seven investigators was previously elected by the Governing Board to organize the scientific agenda as well as to select twenty panelists to make a systematic review of the literature and to present topics related to the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis and their overlap syndromes. After the meeting, all panelists gathered together for the discussion of the topics and the elaboration of those recommendations. The text was subsequently submitted for suggestions and approval of all members of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology through its homepage. The present paper is the final version of the reviewed manuscript organized in topics, followed by the recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Hepatology.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Português, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Lisboa
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Luiz Rachid
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Cançado
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cláudia Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porta
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Eduardo Benedito
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Debora Raquel Benedita
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Terrabuio
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto José de
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Carvalho Filho
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dalton Marques
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Irene Kazue
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.affiliation: Hospital Português, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Codes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Costa
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andreia Silva
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alberto Queiroz
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Lofêgo
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harriz
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Espírito Santo, ES, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edmundo Pessoa A
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Lopes Neto
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gustavo Oliveira
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Elze Maria Gomes de
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Janaina Luz Narciso
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Schiavon
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seva-Pereira
authors.forename: Edison Roberto
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Parise
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013577:Syndrome