De Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis after COVID-19 Infection in an Unvaccinated Patient

Liver test abnormalities have been described during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 infection causing coronavirus disease 2019. Most of them consist of elevation of the aminotransferases that resolve once the infection subsides. There are several reports of autoimmune hepa...

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Main Authors: Francisco A. Durazo, Kelly Kristbaum, James Miller, Kia Saeian, Motaz Selim, Johnny C. Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8409269
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Summary:Liver test abnormalities have been described during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 infection causing coronavirus disease 2019. Most of them consist of elevation of the aminotransferases that resolve once the infection subsides. There are several reports of autoimmune hepatitis developing after vaccination against COVID-19 and one case of autoimmune hepatitis following COVID-19 infection. We present a patient that was not vaccinated against COVID-19 and developed resistant de novo autoimmune hepatitis following COVID-19 infection requiring aggressive immunosuppression.
ISSN:2090-6595