Corticosteroid therapy is effective in all forms of autoimmune hepatitis, and the combination of prednisone and azathioprine is preferred. Remission can be achieved in 80% of patients within 3 ...

Corticosteroid therapy induces clinical, laboratory and histological improvements in 80% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Prednisone, alone or at a lower dose in combination with ...

1 Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK 2 Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK 3 Gastroenterology Unit, John ...

Several new treatment modalities with different mechanisms of action have been studied in patients with Behçet’s syndrome (BS). The aim of the current effort was to update the recommendations in the ...

Based on five placebo-controlled studies, azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine may reduce the risk of failing to maintain remission. In the thiopurine group, 45% (64/143) of participants failed to ...

Objectives B-cell depletion time after rituximab (RTX) treatment is prolonged in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) compared with other autoimmune diseases. We ...