Autoimmune hepatitis secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of autoimmune hepatitis. There are measures to prevent complications like cirrhosis by eating high protein and low salt diet.

• There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of autoimmune hepatitis
• There are few measures for the patient with autoimmune hepatitis should take to prevent complications:
• Patients with cirrhosis secondary to autoimmune hepatitis lead to ascites. Following recommendations are useful:^[1]
  • A low-salt diet < 2gm of sodium daily is useful
  • Patients should consume protein (ie, >1.3 g protein per kg body weight)

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