
Although the development of de novo autoimmune liver disease after liver transplantation (LT) has been described in both children and adults, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)-primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) overlap syndrome has rarely been seen in liver transplant recipients. Here, we report a 50-year-old man who underwent LT for decompensated liver disease secondary to alcoholic steatohepatitis. His liver function tests became markedly abnormal 8 years after LT. Standard autoimmune serological tests were positive for anti-nuclear and anti-mitochondrial antibodies, and a marked biochemical response was observed to a regimen consisting of prednisone and ursodeoxycholic acid added to maintain immunosuppressant tacrolimus. Liver biopsy showed moderate bile duct lesions and periportal lymphocytes infiltrating along with light fibrosis, which confirmed the diagnosis of AIH-PBC overlap syndrome. We believe that this may be a case of post-LT de novo AIH-PBC overlap syndrome; a novel type of autoimmune overlap syndrome.
Male, Cholagogues and Choleretics, Cholestasis, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary, Ursodeoxycholic Acid, Middle Aged, Tacrolimus, Liver Transplantation, Hepatitis, Autoimmune, Treatment Outcome, Liver Function Tests, Humans, Prednisone, Immunosuppressive Agents, Fatty Liver, Alcoholic
Male, Cholagogues and Choleretics, Cholestasis, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary, Ursodeoxycholic Acid, Middle Aged, Tacrolimus, Liver Transplantation, Hepatitis, Autoimmune, Treatment Outcome, Liver Function Tests, Humans, Prednisone, Immunosuppressive Agents, Fatty Liver, Alcoholic
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