Prognostic value of liver outcome score and hemoglobin in autoimmune liver disease overlap syndromes.

Abstract

This letter addresses the study by Jayabalan et al, which underscores the liver outcome score (LOS) and hemoglobin (Hb) as key prognostic markers for patients with autoimmune liver disease overlap syndromes (AILDOS), with particular relevance to the autoimmune hepatitis-primary biliary cholangitis (AIH-PBC) subgroup. The findings indicate that an LOS threshold of 6 achieves high sensitivity and specificity in predicting liver-related mortality among AIH-PBC patients. Moreover, low Hb levels emerge as a significant mortality predictor across all AILDOS cases. These results contribute valuable perspectives on risk stratification in AILDOS, highlighting the promise of non-invasive prognostic tools. Future studies with larger cohorts are needed to substantiate LOS and Hb as robust markers for clinical application.