Open AccessSteatosis in chronic hepatitis B: Prevalence and correlation with biochemical, histologic, viral, and metabolic parameters
Author(s) -
Archana Rastogi,
Puja Sakhuja,
Ashish Kumar,
Syed Hissar,
Akshat Jain,
Ranjana Gondal,
Shiv Kumar Sarin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/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.