A patient with autoimmune hepatitis type I, Addison's disease, atrophic thyroiditis, atrophic gastritis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and heterozygous α1-antitrypsin deficiency
Bergwitz C, Trautwein C, Brabant G, Manns MP. A patient with autoimmune hepatitis type I, Addison's disease, atrophic thyroiditis, atrophic gastritis, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and heterozygous α1-antitrypsin deficiency. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2002, 97: 1050. PMID: 12003388, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05628.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate alcohol consumptionAtrophic gastritisAutoimmune hepatitisAddison's diseaseAlcohol consumptionAssociation of autoimmune hepatitisAutoimmune hepatitis type IHeterozygous alpha1-antitrypsin deficiencyHeterozygous α1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyHistory of Addison's diseaseSerum alpha1-antitrypsin levelsDiagnosis of autoimmune hepatitisDecompensated liver cirrhosisDevelopment of cirrhosisSevere atrophic gastritisAdditional risk factorsAlpha1-antitrypsin deficiencyAlpha1-antitrypsin levelsΑ1-antitrypsin deficiencyAlpha1-antitrypsin geneExocrine pancreatic insufficiencyAtrophic thyroiditisHydrocortisone therapyAdrenal insufficiencyLiver biopsy