Q J Med 2003; 96: 171-172
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Type 1 autoimmune hepatitis revealed by a dysphonia related to cricoarytenoid arthritis
Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France e-mail: emmanuel.andres@chru-strasbourg.fr
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Sir,
Autoimmune hepatitis disease may be accompanied, or revealed by, extra-hepatic (particularly rheumatological) manifestations, in approximately 5% of patients.1 These manifestations include arthralgia, symmetrical non-erosive, non-deforming polyarthritis, commonly localized on large articulations (knees, elbows, ankles and wrists), and myalgia.1 We report a case of type