Autoimmune liver disease serology in acute hepatitis E virus infection.

In conclusion, autoantibodies are frequently present during acute HEV infection, indicating that HEV should always be excluded before diagnosing AIH. Importantly, a minority of patients with acute hepatitis E develops AIH-specific autoantibodies, and, though they did not progress to autoimmune liver disease in the short-term, they warrant long-term monitoring.
PMID: 30336842 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - October 20, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B, Ripellino P, Gobbi C, Cerny A, Baserga A, Di Bartolomeo C, Bihl F, Deleonardi G, Melidona L, Grondona AG, Mieli-Vergani G, Vergani D, Muratori L, Swiss Autoimmune Hepatitis Cohort Study Group Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: research