Incidence and Characteristics of Autoimmune Hepatitis

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 136; no. 5; p. e1237
• Main Authors: Jiménez-Rivera, Carolina, Ling, Simon C, Ahmed, Najma, Yap, Jason, Aglipay, Mary, Barrowman, Nick, Graitson, Samantha, Critch, Jeff, Rashid, Mohsin, Ng, Vicky L, Roberts, Eve A, Brill, Herbert, Dowhaniuk, Jenna K, Bruce, Garth, Bax, Kevin, Deneau, Mark, Guttman, Orlee R, Schreiber, Richard A, Martin, Steven, Alvarez, Fernando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Azathioprine - therapeutic use; Canada - epidemiology; Child; Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; Cyclosporine - therapeutic use; Female; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - diagnosis; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - epidemiology; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - mortality; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - surgery; Hepatitis, Autoimmune - therapy; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Incidence; Liver Cirrhosis - epidemiology; Liver Transplantation; Male; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Canada

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive inflammatory liver disease of unknown etiology, with limited population-based estimates of pediatric incidence. We reported the incidence of pediatric AIH in Canada and described its clinical characteristics. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of pa...