Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the diagnostic criteria for autoimmune hepatitis with a focus on understanding the nonspecificity of a positive antinuclear antibody test in a patient with liver disease
- Discuss current treatment and maintenance algorithms for patients with autoimmune hepatitis, including alternative agents for patients who respond poorly to prednisone and azathioprine
- Describe how the cholestatic autoimmune diseases differ from autoimmune hepatitis in presentation, course, and therapy
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
- Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Differential Diagnosis
- Current Treatment and Maintenance Algorithms for Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Alternative Agents in Autoimmune Hepatitis Patients Who Respond Poorly to Prednisone and Azathioprine
- Liver Transplantation in the Setting of Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Conclusions and Summary