prognosis
Last edited 02/2021 and last reviewed 02/2023
Prognosis can vary widely but appears to be most dependent on treatment (1)
- Several randomized, controlled trials have shown that untreated autoimmune hepatitis patients have a 5-year and 10-year survival rate of 50% and 10%, respectively.
- 60% to 80% of patients will enter remission after the proposed duration of treatment
- approximately 50% of these patients will relapse requiring therapy resumption
Some patients require life-long immunosuppression.
Treatment failure occurs in 10% of patients that undergo treatment with prednisone.
Those who undergo liver transplantation, approximately a third of patients have a recurrence of autoimmune hepatitis.
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