Autoimmune hepatitis

Chronic autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare progressive inflammatory disorder of unknown cause primarily affecting women and associated with circulating autoantibodies, elevated transaminase levels, and increased levels of immunoglobulin.

Hematuria

The presence of blood in the urine. Hematuria may be gross hematuria (visible to the naked eye) or microscopic hematuria (detected by dipstick or microscopic examination of the urine).


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Massive hematuria due to portal hypertension in a child with bladder augmentation for vesical exstrophy.
Lipsich J, Rojas L, Alonso J, Teplisky D, Halac A, Alvarez F, Sierre S.
J Pediatr Urol. 2008;4(3):236-8.
We report a case of a 17-year-old patient with severe hematuria from an ileocystoplasty-augmented bladder for vesical exstrophy, with associated cirrhosis secondary to autoimmune hepatitis, diagnosed years later.