Acute severe autoimmune hepatitis: corticosteroids or liver transplantation?

GN Dalekos, NK Gatselis, K Zachou - Liver Transplantation, 2019 - journals.lww.com
We read with interest the review by Rahim et al.,(1) in which they gave an elegant summary
of the role, predictors, and optimal timing of corticosteroids and liver transplantation (LT) in …

[PDF][PDF] Acute severe autoimmune hepatitis: corticosteroids or liver transplantation?

MN Rahim, R Liberal, R Miquel, ND Heaton… - Liver …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Acute severe presentations of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) represent a challenge for the
transplant community. As a disease, it is poorly characterized, and there is a weak evidence …

Acute severe autoimmune hepatitis: corticosteroids or liver transplantation?

K Fujiwara, S Yasui, O Yokosuka, N Kato - Liver Transplantation, 2019 - journals.lww.com
We read with interest the review article by Rahim et al.(1) who summarized acute
autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), acute-severe AIH, and acute-severe AIH with acute liver failure …

The role of corticosteroids in acute-severe autoimmune hepatitis is still highly debatable

E De Martin, A Coilly, P Ichai, D Samuel… - Journal of …, 2015 - journal-of-hepatology.eu
We read with great interest the manuscript entitled ''Prognosis of acute severe autoimmune
hepatitis (AS-AIH): The role of corticosteroids in modifying outcome''by Yeoman et al.[1] …

Prompt initiation of high‐dose iv corticosteroids seems to prevent progression to liver failure in patients with original acute severe autoimmune hepatitis

K Zachou, P Arvaniti, K Azariadis… - Hepatology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The definition of original acute severe autoimmune hepatitis (AS‐AIH) is unclear.
However, its rapid recognition and early treatment is potentially life‐saving. Therefore, we …

Outcomes of patients with acute severe autoimmune hepatitis: Predictors of non‐response to corticosteroids and need for liver transplantation

A Eshraghian, A Taghavi… - United European …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Acute severe autoimmune hepatitis (AS‐AIH) is an evolving
concept and the outcomes and optimal treatment have been less studied. In this study, we …

Prognosis of acute severe autoimmune hepatitis (AS-AIH): the role of corticosteroids in modifying outcome

AD Yeoman, RH Westbrook, Y Zen, W Bernal… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background & Aims No standardised definition exists for acute, severe AIH (AS-AIH).
However, rapid identification of AS-AIH and early corticosteroid therapy may prevent the …

Early predictors of corticosteroid response in acute severe autoimmune hepatitis: a nationwide multicenter study

L Téllez, E Sánchez Rodríguez… - Alimentary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background and Aims To assess whether corticosteroids improve prognosis in
patients with AS‐AIH, and to identify factors at therapy initiation and during therapy …

Usefulness of corticosteroids as first-line therapy in patients with acute severe autoimmune hepatitis

R Moenne-Loccoz, F Severac… - Journal of …, 2016 - journal-of-hepatology.eu
We read with great interest the paper by Yeoman et al. published in the October 2014 issue
of the Journal of Hepatology [1]. Based on a well-characterized cohort of 32 patients with …

Acute presentation of autoimmune hepatitis

M Abe, M Onji - Autoimmune liver diseases: perspectives from Japan, 2014 - Springer
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) can present as acute hepatitis in its onset of symptoms and
features, progressing to severe hepatitis and acute liver failure. In a recent national survey in …