A Rare Case of Autoimmune Hepatitis Overlapping with Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Male Patient
- Author:
Shanthi Palaniappan
;
Sridhar Ramanaidu
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2012;67(3):326-328
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), which predominantly affects
women and usually responds to immunosuppressive therapy,
is a disease characterized by hypergammaglobulinemia,
increased titers of serum tissue autoantibody, and an
immunogenetic background. This disease can present with a
variety of coexisting non-hepatic disorders presumably
caused by immune dysregulation. Here we present a male AIH
patient with coexisting Idiopathic thrombocytopenic Purpura
(ITP) and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) which is
rarely reported.
