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Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis in Down''s syndrome |
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| Authors: | Alan J McCulloch Paul G Ince Pat Kendall-Taylor |
| Abstract: | Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune adrenalitis, pernicious anaemia, and diabetes mellitus are all recognised associations with Down's syndrome. In addition chronic active hepatitis (CAH) resulting from chronic hepatitis B antigenaemia is known to occur in these patients, but an association of autoimmune CAH and Down's syndrome has not previously been described. We report a case in which Down's syndrome was associated with autoimmune CAH, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and alopecia areata. |
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