What disease is autoimmune liver disease

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Autoimmune liver disease is a specific chronic liver disease. Autoimmune liver disease is a phenomenon of inflammation in the liver due to face problems. Let's share with you the common problem of what is autoimmune liver disease!

What disease is autoimmune liver disease

First, autoimmune liver disease (AIH) is a special type of chronic liver disease, known as "autoimmune liver disease", "autoimmune chronic hepatitis". The distribution of gender and age is similar to that of lupus erythematosus, and often accompanied by extrahepatic symptoms, even "lupus" phenomenon, so it is speculated that the pathogenesis of lupus erythematosus is related to autoimmunity.

Second, autoimmune liver diseases include autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis. Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic inflammation of liver caused by autoimmune reaction. The changes of liver tissue were consistent with those of chronic viral hepatitis, but the serum viral markers were negative.

Third: autoimmune liver disease in clinical autoimmune manifestations, such as jaundice, fever, rash, arthritis and other symptoms, and can be seen high gamma globulinemia, ESR accelerated, blood autoantibody positive. The onset of 20% - 25% patients is similar to acute viral hepatitis, with jaundice, anorexia, abdominal distension, etc.

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Because the cause of autoimmune liver disease is not clear, it may be related to other diseases, but because patients with autoimmune liver disease, this disease will be accompanied by a series of adverse symptoms, so patients must actively cooperate with treatment.