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A 45-year-old woman presents with 4-month history of lethargy and vague abdominal pain. Her past medical history includes hypothyroidism for which she takes thyroxine. Physical examination is unremarkable. Notable blood test results are ALT 150 U/l, AST 120 U/l, ALP 100 U/l, bilirubin 10 μmol/l, albumin 40 g/l and INR 1.1. An ultrasound abdomen was normal.
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Janmohamed, A., Hirschfield, G.M. (2017). Autoimmune Hepatitis and Crossover Syndromes. In: Cross, T. (eds) Liver Disease in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43126-0_12
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