Steatosis in chronic hepatitis B: Prevalence and correlation with biochemical, histologic, viral, and metabolic parameters | Zendy

Puja Sakhuja | Zendy; Archana Rastogi | Zendy; Ashish Kumar | Zendy; Syed Hissar | Zendy; Akshat Jain | Zendy; Ranjana Gondal | Zendy; ShivKumar Sarin | Zendy

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Steatosis in chronic hepatitis B: Prevalence and correlation with biochemical, histologic, viral, and metabolic parameters

Author(s) -

Puja Sakhuja,

Archana Rastogi,

Ashish Kumar,

Syed Hissar,

Akshat Jain,

Ranjana Gondal,

ShivKumar Sarin

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

indian journal of pathology and microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0974-5130

pISSN - 0377-4929

DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.85074

Subject(s) - steatosis , medicine , viral hepatitis , virology , chronic hepatitis , liver steatosis , gastroenterology , fatty liver , virus , disease

Hepatic steatosis (HS) is highly prevalent in chronic hepatitis C and is an important variable predicting progression of histological injury, insulin resistance, and reduced response to antiviral therapy. There are limited data on HS in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). This is relevant since response to current antiviral therapies for CHB is rather limited. We investigated the spectrum and predictors of HS in CHB patients.

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