Korean J Gastroenterol.  1998 Feb;31(2):258-262.

A Case of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Postmenopausal Woman

• Lee SM
• Suh HR
• Nam KH
• Kim SJ
• Baek HJ
• Lee CK
• Sohj KR
• Moon SK

Abstract

Autoirnmune hepatitis is a chronic necroinflammatory liver disorder of unknown cause associated with circulating autoantibodies and a high serum globulin level. This disease occurs predominantly in young wornen, but rarely in postmenopausal woman. A variety of immunosuppressive agents have been used for the management. However, corticosteroid treatment in postmenopausal woman have a higher cummulative frequency of long-term complications and a lower net henefit-risk ratio than in premenopausal woman. A 69-year-old female was diagnosed to have autoimmune hepatitis in our hospital. We report this case with literature review.

Keyword

Autoimmune hepatitis; Psstmenopausal woman

MeSH Terms

Aged
Autoantibodies
Female
Hepatitis
Hepatitis, Autoimmune*
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents
Liver
Autoantibodies
Immunosuppressive Agents