@article{3f1409f3a2b94774b77d5d7cfeebd5d0,
title = "Steroid Free Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis in Selected Children",
abstract = "Current guidelines recommend steroids for induction of remission in all children diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis regardless of the clinical presentation. In this report, we describe our experience in treating selected asymptomatic children with autoimmune hepatitis using a steroid-free regimen; this treatment strategy was safe and effective in inducing remission.",
keywords = "AIH, azathioprine, liver disease, pediatric, prednisone",
author = "Andrew Wehrman and Orith Waisbourd-Zinman and Amit Shah and Didja Hilmara and Henry Lin and Rand, {Elizabeth B.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funded by the Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center and the NIH (Grant numbers NIH T32 HD 043021 and NIH T32 DK 101371 [to A.W.]). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Funded by the Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center and the NIH (Grant numbers NIH T32 HD 043021 and NIH T32 DK 101371 [to A.W.]). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Funding Information: Funded by the Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center and the NIH (Grant numbers NIH T32 HD 043021 and NIH T32 DK 101371 [to A.W.]). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2019",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.12.070",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "207",
pages = "244--247",
journal = "Journal of Pediatrics",
issn = "0022-3476",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
}