Table 3.
Variable | Cutoff | Points |
ANA or ASMA | ≥ 1:40 | 1 |
ANA or ASMA | ≥ 1:80 | |
or LKM-1 | ≥ 1:40 | 2 |
or SLA | Positive | |
IgG | > Upper normal limit | 1 |
> 1.10 times upper normal limit | 2 | |
Liver histology (evidence of hepatitis is a necessary condition) | Compatible with AIH | 1 |
Typical AIH | 2 | |
Absence of viral hepatitis | Yes | 2 |
≥ 6: probable AIH | ||
≥ 7: definite AIH |
ANA: Antinuclear antibodies; ASMA: Anti-smooth-muscle antibodies; LKM-1: Anti Liver kidney microsomal; IgG: Immunoglobulin G.