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Autoimmune hepatitis type 2

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Link to WHO Definition

Autoimmune hepatitis type 2 – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/61111843

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic hepatitis, which can progress to liver cirrhosis, generally featured by the presence of circulating liver-kidney microsomal antibodies (LKM-1) and hyperglobulinemia. Type II autoimmune hepatitis is less common, and primarily affects females of younger age.