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Autoimmune hepatitis - Symptom

Alternative Names

Lupoid hepatitis

Symptoms:

Abdominal distention
Dark urine
Fatigue
Generalized itching
General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
Loss of appetite
Nausea and vomiting
Pale or clay-colored stools

Other symptoms that may occur with this disease include absence of menstruation (amenorrhea).

Signs and tests:

Abnormal liver function tests
Liver biopsy showing chronic hepatitis

Tests associated with autoimmune hepatitis:

ANA
Anti-liver kidney microsomal antibody
Anti-mitochondrial antibody
Sedimentation rate
Serum IgG

Digestive system

Digestive system organs

Reviewed last on: 2/21/2009
George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Luxon BA. Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis. Gastroenterology Clinics. June 2008;37.

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