Not always autoimmune hepatitis: Hepatic steatosis is associated with autoantibodies positivity in patients with hepatocellular dysfunction

AIH was not confirmed in 47% of patients with liver dysfunction and positive autoantibodies. Multivariate analysis identified male gender and elevated CAP values as independent predictive factors for a non-confirmed diagnosis of AIH in patients with liver dysfunction and ANA positivity. Further prospective and multicenter validation is required in order to corroborate our findings.