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World J Clin Infect Dis. Nov 25, 2017; 7(4): 50-57
Published online Nov 25, 2017. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v7.i4.50
Published online Nov 25, 2017. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v7.i4.50
Autoimmune hepatitis in human immunodeficiency virus infection: Case report and literature review
Ivan Noreña, Gabriel Rodríguez, Carlos Saavedra, Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 11321, Colombia
Jairo A Morantes-Caballero, Andrés Garcés, Brian José Gómez, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 11321, Colombia
William Otero, Gastroenterology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 11321, Colombia
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data, writing, and revision of this manuscript.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Correspondence to: Jairo A Morantes-Caballero, Professor of Internal Medicine I, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 30 No. 45-03. Facultad de Medicina, Edificio 471, Oficina 510, Bogotá 111321, Colombia. jamorantesc@unal.edu.co
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Received: June 12, 2017
Peer-review started: June 15, 2017
First decision: July 20, 2017
Revised: August 2, 2017
Accepted: September 12, 2017
Article in press: September 13, 2017
Published online: November 25, 2017
Peer-review started: June 15, 2017
First decision: July 20, 2017
Revised: August 2, 2017
Accepted: September 12, 2017
Article in press: September 13, 2017
Published online: November 25, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: In the combined antiretroviral therapy era, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can show diverse manifestations others than infections, been autoimmunity a paradoxical but well described phenomena in this scenario. The objective of this case report is to illustrate a rare condition as autoimmune hepatitis in HIV infected patients on therapy, with an additional literature review, to help clinicians in the approach of this disease and the differentiation with drug induced liver injury related to antiretroviral therapy.