Autoimmune Hepatitis in the Setting of Iron Overload Secondary to Heterozygous HFE Gene Mutation

Division

Far West

Hospital

MountainView Hospital

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

8-2-2022

Keywords

heterozygous hfe gene mutation, dual diagnosis, liver biopsy, hepatology, iron overload, h63d, secondary hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis

Disciplines

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Immune System Diseases | Internal Medicine

Abstract

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an inflammatory condition of the liver that is characterized by high titers of certain autoantibodies in the serum. As in other chronic inflammatory conditions, the transferrin saturation in patients with AIH is typically low. However, in rare instances, AIH has been reported to be associated with elevated transferrin saturation secondary to heterozygous

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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