Resumen
La hepatitis autoinmune es una enfermedad inflamatoria hepática mediada por un mecanismo de autoinmunidad. Este trastorno tiene un amplio espectro clínico y debe ser sospechado en presencia de elevación de inmunoglobulinas y aminotransferasas en un paciente con histopatología positiva para hepatitis. El diagnóstico se realiza descartando otras causas de hepatitis (viral, secundaria a medicamentos) y complementado con los estudios de autoanticuerpos típicos de esta enfermedad. El tratamiento se fundamenta en la monoterapia con corticoesteroides o su asociación con otros inmunomoduladores, obteniéndose buenas tasas de respuesta terapéutica. La tasa de infección hospitalaria en pacientes con cirrosis hepática oscila entre 32-34% siendo la bacteremia la cuarta fuente más frecuente, la cual tiene como etiología al género Aeromonas en un 5%. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 51 años con hepatitis autoinmune quien consulta por descompensación de enfermedad hepática secundaria a bacteremia por un microorganismo poco común. MÉD.UIS. 2017;30(3):121-7.
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