Autoimmune hepatitis in an eight-month-old child

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is considered a rare entity in hepatitis B infection in endemic regions being even fewer in the pediatric population (۲). AIH is categorized into types ۱ and ۲, which are differentiated by their autoantibody profiles. Here we consider a case of an eight-month-old female child who was referred to our hospital with hepatocellular type of jaundice. On further workup, she was diagnosed to have AIH and was later on started on prednisolone. This case report highlight the importance of considering AIH in any pediatrics patient presenting with features of chronic liver disease.

کلیدواژه ها:

Autoimmune hepatitis ، Autoantibodies ، Chronic hepatitis