Module

Update on Autoimmune Hepatitis: Management Strategies

Co-Chair: Raymond T. Chung, MD

Faculty:

Michael P. Manns, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Summarize the diagnostic criteria for autoimmune hepatitis with a focus on understanding the nonspecificity of a positive antinuclear antibody test in a patient with liver disease
• Discuss current treatment and maintenance algorithms for patients with autoimmune hepatitis, including alternative agents for patients who respond poorly to prednisone and azathioprine
• Describe how the cholestatic autoimmune diseases differ from autoimmune hepatitis in presentation, course, and therapy

Topics covered include:

• Introduction to Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
• Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Differential Diagnosis
• Current Treatment and Maintenance Algorithms for Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Alternative Agents in Autoimmune Hepatitis Patients Who Respond Poorly to Prednisone and Azathioprine
• Liver Transplantation in the Setting of Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Conclusions and Summary