Autoimmune Hepatitis - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic liver disease. This disease occurs when the body's immune system attacks the liver cells. It is a rare but serious disease. In some cases, autoimmune hepatitis can lead to liver cirrhosis or liver failure, but it is not contagious. Let us tell you that there are two types of autoimmune hepatitis type 1 and type 2 -

• Type 1 is the most common type of autoimmune hepatitis. Although it can happen to people of any age, its cases are seen more in the youth. Let us tell you that more than half of the people who have type 1 autoimmune hepatitis have some autoimmune disorder.
• More cases of type 2 autoimmune hepatitis are seen in children. This type of autoimmune hepatitis is very difficult to treat.

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Autoimmune hepatitis disease affects each person differently. Its symptoms can range from mild to severe. Symptoms of AIH start appearing when the liver begins to deteriorate. The symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis are as follows -

• Fatigue and weakness
• Vomiting or nausea
• Joint pain
• Yellowing of the skin and eyes
• Dark colored urine
• Persistent weight loss
• Abdominal bloating and pain
• Swollen feet
• Skin irritation and rashes
• Irregular menstruation
• Light-colored stools

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The exact cause of autoimmune hepatitis is not clear. Autoimmune hepatitis occurs when the body's immune system attacks liver cells. In this situation, instead of attacking the virus, or bacteria, the immune system makes the liver cells its prey. Due to this, there is inflammation in the liver, which means that in autoimmune hepatitis, there can be serious damage to the liver cells. Apart from this, certain risk factors can also lead to autoimmune hepatitis -

1. Consume drugs
2. Genetic
3. To women
4. Autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic disease. There is no cure for this disease, but its symptoms can be prevented from increasing through some medicines. Along with this, treating AIH can help to some extent in healing the liver. Commonly used medicines for the treatment of AIH are -

1. Immunosuppressant drugs
2. Corticosteroid medications
3. Liver transplant

Most hepatitis is caused by a virus, but autoimmune hepatitis is not caused by a virus but occurs when the body's immune system attacks liver cells. This damages liver cells. The reason why this happens is not yet clear. Because of this, liver cirrhosis or liver failure can occur. This disease is seen more in women than in men. This disease is very serious. Therefore, if anyone sees any symptoms of this, consult a doctor immediately.

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