Open AccessEtiology and Severity of Liver Disease in HIV-Positive Patients With Suspected NAFLD: Lessons From a Cohort With Available Liver Biopsies
Author(s) -
Laura Iogna Prat,
Davide Roccarina,
Robert Lever,
Rosa Lombardi,
Alison Rodger,
Andrew Hall,
Tu Vinh Luong,
Sanjay Bhagani,
Emmanuel Tsochatzis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000001942
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , fibrosis , liver disease , liver biopsy , cohort , transient elastography , fatty liver , etiology , liver fibrosis , disease , pathology , biopsy
Spectrum of liver injury among HIV-positive people is wide; in particular, prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) seems to be higher compared with HIV-negative people.