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. 2022 Jul;77(1):250-251.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.02.013. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

Autoimmune hepatitis and COVID-19: No increased risk for AIH after vaccination but reduced care

Darius Ferenc Rüther  1 , Jan Philipp Weltzsch  2 , Christoph Schramm  3 , Marcial Sebode  2 , Ansgar Wilhelm Lohse  4
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Autoimmune hepatitis and COVID-19: No increased risk for AIH after vaccination but reduced care

Darius Ferenc Rüther et al. J Hepatol. 2022 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmune hepatitis; COVID-19 vaccination; Orphanet.

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Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest that pertain to this work. Please refer to the accompanying ICMJE disclosure forms for further details.

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Temporal development of AIH patient care at our centre before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. (A) Absolute counts of total AIH cases and new AIH diagnoses from 2017-2021. (B) Ratios of individual patient visits per total annual AIH cases as well as new AIH diagnoses per total annual AIH cases from 2017-2021. AIH, autoimmune hepatitis.
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