Type I autoimmune hepatitis usually has an indolent presentation and course, and is classically thought of as a disease of young women, but can in fact occur across all age ranges. Although its etiology remains unclear, it is hypothesized that an environmental antigen may trigger the disease in a genetically susceptible individual. Here, we report the unusual case of a woman in her seventh decade who presented with acute liver failure as her initial manifestation of autoimmune hepatitis, and who had been a long-time ingestor of hand-picked, wild mushrooms
Rogart, J., Iyer, A., Robert, M., Levy, G., Strazzabosco, M. (2008). Type I Autoimmune Hepatitis Presenting With Acute Liver Failure in the Setting of Wild Mushroom Ingestion. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, 42(6), 662-666 [10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181595b7c].
Type I Autoimmune Hepatitis Presenting With Acute Liver Failure in the Setting of Wild Mushroom Ingestion
STRAZZABOSCO, MARIO
2008
Abstract
Type I autoimmune hepatitis usually has an indolent presentation and course, and is classically thought of as a disease of young women, but can in fact occur across all age ranges. Although its etiology remains unclear, it is hypothesized that an environmental antigen may trigger the disease in a genetically susceptible individual. Here, we report the unusual case of a woman in her seventh decade who presented with acute liver failure as her initial manifestation of autoimmune hepatitis, and who had been a long-time ingestor of hand-picked, wild mushroomsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.