Review Article
Autoimmune Hepatitis as a Unique Form of an Autoimmune Liver Disease: Immunological Aspects and Clinical Overview
Table 3
Common side effects of initial immune suppression therapy.
| (A) Side effects of prednisone/prednisolone | | (i) Acne | | (ii) Moon-shaped face | | (iii) Striae | | (iv) Dorsal hump | | (v) Obesity | | (vi) Weight gain | | (vii) Loss of bone density (bone density testing is required with bone density treatment in elderly) | | (viii) Diabetes mellitus (especially in elderly) | | (ix) Adrenal suppression on long use | | (x) Cataract | | (xi) Hypertension | |
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(B) Side effects of azathioprine | | (i) Nausea | | (ii) Vomiting | | (iii) Abdominal discomforts | | (iv) Hepatotoxicity (sometimes confuse with the flare of AIH) | | (v) Rash | | (vi) Bone marrow suppression with leukocytopenia (may require dose readjustment, more common in cases of cirrhosis) | | (vii) Risk of lymphoma | |
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