Abstract
Patients transplanted for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are at risk of recurrent disease. Our current practice is to maintain long-term low-dose corticosteroids with additional immunosuppressive agents. This study describes the implications on patients' outcomes, sepsis, and osteoporosis. We collected data on patients transplanted between January 1999 and October 2014 in a single center who survived for more than 6 months. AIH recurrence was diagnosed by a combination of histology, raised immunoglobulin G levels, and exclusion of other etiologies. Sepsis was defined as any infection that resulted in significant morbidity or mortality. Osteoporosis was defined as a bone densitometry T score of less than -2.0 or evidence of osteoporosis-related fractures. Outcomes were assessed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis methods. Seventy-three AIH patients underwent liver transplantation with a median follow-up of 94 months (interquartile range, 55-144). The cohort was mainly Caucasian (78%), female (79%), with type 1 AIH (90%), and a mean age of 43 ± 15 years. Overall survival was 92%, 90%, 86%, and 73%, and regraft-free survival was 86%, 81%, 78%, and 64% at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Five patients developed AIH recurrence, giv...Continue Reading
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