With a focus on practical patient related issues, Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Guide for Practicing Clinicians serves as a useful practical, and much needed, resource for all those physicians presented with managing patients diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, both acutely and over the long term. It provides a basis for clinicians to understand the etiology of the disease, as well as special circumstances where management dilemmas often arise. Emphasis is given to providing management advice of immediate use to clinicians, something not presently offered by other larger general texts. The chapters are written by those with an expertise and training in this field and include the most up to date information. This book is of great value to Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, and Internists at all levels who see patients presenting with autoimmune hepatitis.

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Introduction.- The Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Hepatitis.- Clinical Presentation.- Confirmation of the Diagnosis: Interpreting the Serology.- Mimics of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Drug-Induced and Immune-Mediated Liver Disease.- When and How to Treat the Adult Patient.- When and How to Treat the Pediatric Patient.- Strategies for Treatment Non-Responders: Second Line Therapies and Novel Approaches.- Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Hepatitis.- Autoimmune Hepatitis and Pregnancy.- Treatment Side Effects and Associated Autoimmune Diseases.- Managing the Patient with Features of Overlapping Autoimmune Liver Disease.- Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Look Toward the Future.