Why Do Young Women Get Autoimmune Diseases?
Autoimmune hepatitis is inflammation of the liver that occurs when immune cells mistake the liver's normal cells for harmful invaders and attack them.
Alternative Names
Lupoid hepatitis; Chronic acute liver disease
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
In patients who have an
Liver inflammation, or...
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