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Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Common Etiologies ... Inflammation - Hepatitis ... Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... - Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune ... Hepatitis - Onset ... (Wilson disease ... SMA >1:80 #Autoimmune ... #Hepatology #AIH
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Ischemia • Autoimmune ... • Cholestatic disease ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Bile Ducts • Common ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
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 ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology