Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis in Down's syndrome

Abstract

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, autoimmune adrenalitis, pernicious anaemia, and diabetes mellitus are all recognised associations with Down's syndrome. In addition chronic active hepatitis (CAH) resulting from chronic hepatitis B antigenaemia is known to occur in these patients, but an association of autoimmune CAH and Down's syndrome has not previously been described. We report a case in which Down's syndrome was associated with autoimmune CAH, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and alopecia areata.