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Starship Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Public Service, Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Liver), Paediatrics, Endoscopy (Gastroenterology)

Autoimmune Hepatitis and Sclerosing Cholangitis

Autoimmune hepatitis and sclerosing cholangitis are a group of uncommon liver conditions where the body’s own immune system begins to attack the liver and the bile ducts which drain bile into the intestine. Symptoms of autoimmune hepatitis or sclerosing cholangitis include jaundice (yellow eyes or skin), itchy skin and tiredness. Diagnosis can be suspected based on blood test results but requires a liver biopsy for confirmation and usually a specialised Xray called an MRCP or MR cholangiogram.

This page was last updated at 10:32AM on September 14, 2023.