Review
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2016; 22(19): 4651-4661
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4651
Table 2 Presentation and symptoms in auto immune hepatitis
Acute hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis
Hepatomegaly
Splenomegaly
Spider naevi
Palmar erythema
Non specific symptoms:
Tiredness
Fever
Loss of appetite
Upper abdominal pain
Arthralgia
Extrahepatic autoimmune disease (most common mentioned):
Thyroiditis10%-23%
Primary biliary cirrhosis10%-20%
Diabetes7%-9%
Primary sclerosing cholangitis2%-8%
Rheumatoid arthritis2%-5%
Celiac disease1%-2%