Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Hepatitis

This guideline has been approved by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and represents the position of the Association. Clinical practice guidelines are defined as “systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate heath care for specific clinical circumstances.”1 (All references are available in the Supporting Information.) These guidelines on autoimmune hepatitis provide a data-supported approach to the diagnosis and management of this disease. They are based on the following: (1) formal review and analysis of the recently-published world literature on the topic [Medline search]; (2) American College of Physicians Manual for…