Research Article
Autoimmune Hepatitis with Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels Have a High Prevalence of Cirrhosis at Diagnosis
Table 7
Distribution of extrahepatic autoimmune diseases in our study at AIH diagnosis.
| | | All patients (19–84 years) (N = 152) (%) | Elderly (≥65 years) (N = 35) (%) | Younger (<65 years) (N = 117) (%) |
| | Total EAD | 37 (23.34) | 6 (17.14) | 34 (29.06) | | AITD | 13 (8.55) | 3 (8.57) | 10 (8.55) | | SS | 12 (7.89) | 1 (2.86) | 12 (10.26) | | RA | 3 (1.97) | — | 3 (2.56) | | SLE | 2 (1.32) | — | 2 (1.71) | | CTD | 1 (0.66) | — | 1 (0.85) | | ITP | 1 (0.66) | — | 1 (0.85) | | Vitiligo | 1 (0.66) | — | 1 (0.85) | | Psoriasis | 2 (1.32) | — | 2 (1.71) | | Hemolytic anemia | 1 (0.66) | 1 (2.86) | 1 (0.85) | | Erythema nodosa | 1 (0.66) | 1 (2.86) | 1 (0.85) |
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EAD, extrahepatic autoimmune diseases; AITD, autoimmune thyroid disease; SS, Sjögren’s syndrome; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; CTD, connective tissues disease; and ITP, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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