Abstract
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an inflammatory disorder of the liver with a wide spectrum of disease presentation, from asymptomatic elevations in liver-associated enzymes to acute liver failure. AIH is classically associated with elevated immunoglobulins and autoantibodies, although approximately 20% of patients with features of AIH lack circulating antibodies. Recently, tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors have been implicated in several cases of drug-induced AIH which impact treatment regimens for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We present a case of infliximab-induced seronegative AIH responding to budesonide therapy with successful alteration of IBD treatment regimen to vedolizumab.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e239944 |
| Journal | BMJ Case Reports |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 24 May 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- drugs: Gastrointestinal system
- hepatitis other
- ulcerative colitis