Blood tests can help with the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. These include tests for increased liver enzymes or antibody levels. However, other tests are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

ASMAs were first discovered in 1965 in people with chronic active hepatitis. Usually, your immune system will attack foreign bodies like a parasite or a virus with the antibodies made for defending ...

Autoimmune hepatitis responds well to long-term immunosuppression with low-dose glucocorticoids with added azathioprine or mycophenolate in approximately 80 to 90% of treated children. In children ...