2011
Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Review of Current Diagnosis and Treatment
Makol A, Watt KD, Chowdhary VR. Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Review of Current Diagnosis and Treatment. Hepatitis Research And Treatment 2011, 2011: 390916. PMID: 21760995, PMCID: PMC3132488, DOI: 10.1155/2011/390916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutoimmune hepatitisTreatment end pointsClinical presentationEnd pointChronic indolent diseaseDate diagnostic criteriaEarly liver transplantationNormal liver testsAlternative immunosuppressive agentsImmune-mediated attackLong-term prognosisChronic inflammatory disordersFulminant hepatic failureDiverse clinical manifestationsAggressive initiationAIH patientsCorticosteroid therapyElevated immunoglobulinsLiver testsLiver transplantationHepatic failurePeriportal inflammationImmunosuppressive agentsIndolent diseaseLiver disease
2009
Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients
Liang KP, Chowdhary VR, Michet CJ, Miller DV, Sundt TM, Connolly HM, Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Warrington KJ. Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2009, 36: 2290-2297. PMID: 19648309, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant cell arteritisAscending aortitisClinical presentationPreoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rateAortic aneurysm resectionMedian followup timePolymyalgia rheumatica symptomsRetrospective medical recordsErythrocyte sedimentation rateMajor aortic branchesAbsence of historyAdditional vascular abnormalitiesAneurysm resectionNoninfectious aortitisRheumatologic historyConstitutional symptomsCell arteritisImaging abnormalitiesInitial presentationSuch patientsCase seriesClinicopathologic featuresFollowup timeAbdominal aneurysmClinical entity