In addition, granulomas and iron deposits argue against AIH. A liver biopsy should be obtained at first diagnosis, before therapy, for grading, staging and confirming the diagnosis. Viral ...

MMF at a dose of 0.5–2 g daily has been effective at inducing a partial response or complete remission in 39–84% of autoimmune hepatitis patients who did not respond to conventional therapy.

Standard immunosuppressive therapy, consisting of prednisone and azathioprine, is ineffective in 10–20% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Inductivo-Yu and colleagues, therefore ...