Review Article
Autoimmune Hepatitis as a Unique Form of an Autoimmune Liver Disease: Immunological Aspects and Clinical Overview
Table 2
Simplified diagnostic criteria for autoimmune hepatitis.
| Variable | Cutoff | Points |
| ANA or SMA | ≥1 : 40 | 1 | ANA or SMA | ≥1 : 80 | | or LKM | ≥1 : 40 | 2* | or SLA | Positive | | IgG | >Upper normal limit | 1 | | >1.10 times upper normal limit | 2 | Liver histology (evidence of hepatitis is a necessary condition) | Compatible with AIH | 1 | Typical AIH | 2 | Absence of viral hepatitis | Yes | 2 | | | ≥6: probable AIH | | | ≥7: definite AIH |
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