Case Report
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World J Hepatol. Feb 27, 2023; 15(2): 311-317
Published online Feb 27, 2023. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i2.311
Autoimmune hepatitis and eosinophilia: A rare case report
Isabel Garrido, Susana Lopes, Elsa Fonseca, Fátima Carneiro, Guilherme Macedo
Isabel Garrido, Susana Lopes, Guilherme Macedo, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João; World Gastroenterology Organization Porto Training Center; Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Elsa Fonseca, Fátima Carneiro, Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João; Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) and Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto (Ipatimup); Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: Garrido I did literature review and drafted the manuscript; Garrido I, Lopes S, Fonseca E, Carneiro F, and Macedo G have critically revised and finalized the manuscript; All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript.
Informed consent statement: The patient signed informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no disclosures to report.
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Corresponding author: Isabel Garrido, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João; World Gastroenterology Organization Porto Training Center; Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal. isabelmng@hotmail.com
Received: November 1, 2022
Peer-review started: November 1, 2022
First decision: December 13, 2022
Revised: December 13, 2022
Accepted: January 5, 2023
Article in press: January 5, 2023
Published online: February 27, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: There are very few reported cases of autoimmune hepatitis presenting with peripheral blood eosinophilia. This is the first report of autoimmune hepatitis with exuberant eosinophilic infiltration in the liver and bone marrow, described in a patient with Crohn’s disease.