A System to Determine Risk of Osteoporosis in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis

Osteoporosis is a feared complication of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), but bone disease has not been well studied in these patients. We aimed to identify specific risk factors for osteoporosis in patients with AIH and to develop a scoring system that could be used to identify patients with increased risk of osteoporosis.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - May 31, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tobias Schmidt, Constantin Schmidt, Andre Strahl, Haider Mussawy, Tim Rolvien, Nico M. Jandl, Christian Casar, Ralf Oheim, Thorsten Schinke, Ansgar W. Lohse, Michael Amling, Christoph Schramm, Florian Barvencik Source Type: research