Overlap syndrome triggered by acute viral hepatitis A

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Jun;21(6):708-9. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282ffda23.

Abstract

We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with an autoimmune hepatitis/primary biliary cirrhosis overlap syndrome triggered by an acute hepatitis A. A number of viruses have been proposed as potential triggers of autoimmune hepatitis in patients with genetic predisposition. To date, approximately 10 cases of type 1 autoimmune hepatitis following hepatitis A virus infection have been published in the medical literature. To our knowledge, this is the first case of overlap syndrome triggered by an acute hepatitis A.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Female
  • Hepatitis A / complications*
  • Hepatitis, Autoimmune / virology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / virology*
  • Syndrome
  • Young Adult