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Autoimmune Hepatitis (AW-toh-im-YOON heh-puh-TY-tis)
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Definition: A liver disease caused when the body's immune system destroys liver cells for no known reason.

Related Resources:

Treatment of Cirrhosis
An explanation of how this condition is treated.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Autoimmune Hepatitis
Information about this form of hepatitis from Hepatitis Central.

Autoimmune Hepatitis
FAQ from the Birgit G. Terjung, MD.

Autoimmune Hepatitis
Complete FAQ from Jackson Gastroenterology.


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