Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis: The indispensable role of pathology

Li WANG; Yongfeng YANG

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.03.004

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Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis: The indispensable role of pathology

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2023.03.004

Li WANG¹,
Yongfeng YANG^{2
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1.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
2.
Department of Hepatology, Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine & Nanjing Second Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970454)

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Corresponding author: YANG Yongfeng, yyf1997@163.com (ORCID: 0000-0002-3214-0038)
Received Date: 2022-12-31
Accepted Date: 2023-02-07
Published Date: 2023-03-20

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Abstract

Autoimmune hepatitis has become the main type of non-infectious hepatitis in China. This article summarizes its characteristic manifestations and the current status of diagnosis and treatment and points out that pathological histology plays an indispensable role in the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis.
- Hepatitis, Autoimmune,
- Pathology, Clinical,
- Diagnosis

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