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A Case of Lupus-Related Hepatitis Mimicking Autoimmune Hepatitis

전신성 홍반성 루푸스 환자에서 발생한 루푸스 간염 1예

  • Lee, Yang-Won (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yun-Kyeong (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Su-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Ho-Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ho-Youn (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Sung-Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine)
  • 이양원 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김지민 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김윤경 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 문수진 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 윤호성 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김호연 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박성환 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2011.03.01
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Abstract

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a 25% to 50% incidence of abnormal findings on liver function tests. The main causes of abnormal liver function in patients with SLE are viral hepatitis, drug-induced toxic hepatitis, and fatty liver. However, hepatic involvement due to the pathogenic process of SLE is rare. In such conditions, lupus-related hepatitis must be distinguished from autoimmune hepatitis, which is a type of primary liver disease characterized by similar clinical manifestations and autoimmune profiles. Relationships between hepatic involvement of SLE and autoimmune hepatitis remain to be elucidated. We report a case of lupus-related hepatitis mimicking autoimmune hepatitis.

전신성 홍반성 루푸스 자체에 의한 간염은 드물게 발생하며, 자가면역성 간염과 감별을 요한다. 저자들은 자가면역성 간염과 유사하게 표현된 루푸스 간염에서 간 조직검사의 중요성을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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