Autoimmune Hepatitis : Treatments
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Prednisone or other corticosteroids help reduce the inflammation. Azathioprine and mercaptopurine are drugs used to treat other autoimmune disorders, which have shown to help patients with autoimmune hepatitis as well.
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Autoimmune hepatitis is among the few types of hepatitis that can be treated effectively. Since treatment itself introduces problems in at least 20% of patients, it is reserved for the more severe cases. Up to 80% of patients improve with cortison...
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Liver transplant is surgery to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver.
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Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replaces it with a healthy donor liver. Purpose A liver transplant is needed when the liver ' s function is reduced to the point that the life of the patient is threatened.
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Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy donor liver. Purpose The liver is the body ' s principle chemical factory.
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