Chloroquine for the maintenance of remission of autoimmune hepatitis: results of a pilot study Cloroquina para manutenção da remissão da hepatite auto-imune: resultado de estudo piloto

Chloroquine for the maintenance of remission of autoimmune hepatitis: results of a pilot study Cloroquina para manutenção da remissão da hepatite auto-imune: resultado de estudo piloto

BACKGROUND: Due to the risks related to long-term treatment with prednisone and azathioprine, most clinicians try to withdraw these drugs when patients with autoimmune hepatitis are in remission. However, there is a high probability of relapse, and most patients end up receiving maintenance treatmen...

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Main Authors: Marcos Mucenic, Evandro Sobroza de Mello, Eduardo Luiz R. Cançado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2005-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Cloroquina
Hepatite auto-imune
Apresentação do antígeno
Antígenos HLA
Chloroquine
Hepatitis
Antigen presentation
HLA antigens
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032005000400011

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