Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Dec 18, 2015; 7(29): 2896-2905
Published online Dec 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i29.2896
Table 3 Diagnostic criteria of recurrent autoimmune hepatitis[60,64,69]
Liver transplantation for confirmed diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis
Elevated transaminases
Hyper-gammaglobulinemia (elevation of IgG)
Presence of autoantibodies (ANA, SMA and/or anti-LKM1)
Compatible histopathology (interface hepatitis with portal inflammation and/or lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrates)
Response to corticosteroid
Exclusion of differential diagnostic considerations (including late/atypcial, acute cellular rejection)