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Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... (Wilson disease ... SMA >1:80 #Autoimmune ... #Hepatitis #Diagnosis
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Common Etiologies ... Inflammation - Hepatitis ... Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... - Wilson disease ... 14 percent) #Diagnosis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Bile Ducts • Common
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... and hepatitis ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... : Pneumonia • Autoimmune ... thrombocytopenia and autoimmune
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Female:Male 9:1 • Common ... Pathophysiology: • T lymphocyte ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... but elevated as disease ... : • Viral hepatitis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
rubella virus, hepatitis ... Infection-negative lymphocytic ... Associated with autoimmune ... lead (rare, more commonly ... #differential #diagnosis