Simultaneous occurrence of autoimmune hepatitis type III and autoimmune thyroiditis type III (Graves disease)

: The case of simultaneous clinical manifestation of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and autoimmune thyroiditis was described. The authors presented diagnostic difficulties often related to AIH. The interdependence between the liver and thyroid gland function was emphasized. Correlative occurrence of different diseases of autoimmune origin in the same patients indicates a particular genetic predisposition.