Facing the Unknown: Idiopathic Giant Cell Hepatitis

Giant cell hepatitis is a rare infiltrative disease associated with several viruses, drugs, malignancies, and autoimmune conditions. To date, treatment aims at controlling the underlying etiology, and there are limited data on the clinical course and treatment of idiopathic cases. We present a case...

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Autores principales: McGoldrick, Meaghan, Castrodad-Rodríguez, Carlos A., Huang, Yan, Tow, Clara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9857266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36699191
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000966
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author McGoldrick, Meaghan
Castrodad-Rodríguez, Carlos A.
Huang, Yan
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description Giant cell hepatitis is a rare infiltrative disease associated with several viruses, drugs, malignancies, and autoimmune conditions. To date, treatment aims at controlling the underlying etiology, and there are limited data on the clinical course and treatment of idiopathic cases. We present a case of idiopathic giant cell hepatitis in an otherwise healthy adult man and review the literature regarding treatment and outcomes in this population.
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spelling pubmed-98572662023-01-24 Facing the Unknown: Idiopathic Giant Cell Hepatitis McGoldrick, Meaghan Castrodad-Rodríguez, Carlos A. Huang, Yan Tow, Clara ACG Case Rep J Case Report Giant cell hepatitis is a rare infiltrative disease associated with several viruses, drugs, malignancies, and autoimmune conditions. To date, treatment aims at controlling the underlying etiology, and there are limited data on the clinical course and treatment of idiopathic cases. We present a case of idiopathic giant cell hepatitis in an otherwise healthy adult man and review the literature regarding treatment and outcomes in this population. Wolters Kluwer 2023-01-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9857266/ /pubmed/36699191 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000966 Text en © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9857266/
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