Children with autoimmune hepatitis receiving standard-of-care therapy demonstrate long-term obesity and linear growth delay

Children with autoimmune hepatitis receiving standard-of-care therapy demonstrate long-term obesity and linear growth delay

Background:. Standard-of-care therapy in children with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) includes induction with prednisone 1–2 mg/kg daily with gradual weaning of the dose. We aimed to test the hypothesis that children with AIH receiving standard-of-care treatment have altered growth trajectories. Methods...

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Main Authors: Or Steg Saban, Shannon M. Vandriel, Syeda Aiman Fatima, Celine Bourdon, Amrita Mundh, Vicky L. Ng, Simon C. Ling, Robert H.J. Bandsma, Binita M. Kamath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2025-02-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000624
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