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.

Arterial thrombosis

The formation of a blood clot inside an artery.


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PMID (PMCID)
11396542
 FEMALE Adult
Autoimmune hepatitis associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Dourakis SP, Michael AE, Papanikolaou IS, Nomikou E, Thalassinou P, Hadziyannis SJ.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2001;13(5):591-3.
The first case is that of a 53-year-old Caucasian female with a history of arterial thrombosis and fetal loss who was submitted to clinical and laboratory testing due to persistent transaminasaemia and was found to have autoimmune hepatitis.