Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Guide for Practicing Clinicians (Clinical Gastroenterology)

With a focus on practical patient related issues, Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Guide for Practicing Clinicians serves as a useful practical, and much needed, resource for all those physicians presented with managing patients diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, both acutely and over the long term. It provides a basis for clinicians to understand the etiology of the disease, as well as special circumstances where management dilemmas often arise. Emphasis is given to providing management advice of immediate use to clinicians, something not presently offered by other larger general texts. The chapters are written by those with an expertise and training in this field and include the most up to date information. The book will be of great value to Gastroenterologists, Hepatologists, and Internists at all levels who see patients presenting with autoimmune hepatitis. Chapter 1: Introduction Gideon M. Hirschfield, MD   Chapter 2: The Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Hepatitis John M. Vierling, MD, FACP   Chapter 3: Clinical Presentation E. Jenny Heathcote, MD, FRCP, FRCP (C)   Chapter 4: Confirmation of the Diagnosis: Interpreting the Serology Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, MD   Chapter 5: Mimics of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Drug-Induced and Immune-Mediated Liver Disease Arndt Vogel, MD and Michael P. Manns, MD   Chapter 6: When and How to Treat the Adult Patient Aldo J. Montano-Loza, MD   Chapter 7: When and How to Treat the Pediatric Patient Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPCH and Diego Vergani, MD PhD FRCP FRCPath   Chapter 8: Strategies for Treatment Non-Responders: Second Line Therapies and Novel Approaches Elizabeth Mileti, DO and Marion G Peters, MD   Chapter 9: Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Hepatitis James Neuberger, DM, FRCP   Chapter 10: Autoimmune Hepatitis and Pregnancy Rachel H. Westbrook MBChB MRCP  and Michael Heneghan, MBChB, MD   Chapter 11:Treatment Side Effects and Associated Autoimmune Diseases Cynthia Levy, MD   Chapter 12:Managing the Patient with Features of Overlapping Autoimmune Liver Disease Kirsten Muri Boberg, MD, PhD   Chapter 13: Autoimmune Hepatitis:  A Look Toward the Future Gideon M Hirschfield, MD