What is Autoimmune Hepatitis?

 


Hepatitis is usually referred as the inflammation of the liver. Whereas the autoimmune hepatitis is the condition where the body’s own immune system attacks the liver cells causing the inflammation. The main causes of the autoimmune hepatitis are the environmental exposure to the medications or infections that can trigger its onset. Middle to old aged women is more prone to the onset of this disease.

The diagnosis of the autoimmune hepatitis is done through the blood tests as well as the liver biopsy that can determine the severity and cause of underlying disease. The common symptoms of this disease include Fatigue, itching, Joint pains, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, pale stools and dark urine.

The common medications that are used to treat autoimmune hepatitis include


  • Glucocorticoids such as prednisone or budesonide
  • Azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine
  • Methotrexate
  • Mycophenolate mofetil

No specific diet is prescribed to the people suffering to the autoimmune hepatitis and hence a balanced diet and avoiding consumption of alcohol is advised. When this disease is left untreated it leads to severe scarring of the liver, liver cancer and liver failure. Hence early detection and appropriate treatment can prevent the onset of all the above. A person with severe autoimmune hepatitis requires liver transplantation.

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