Open AccessAssessment of adrenal function in liver diseases
Author(s) -
Simmi Kharb,
Megha Garg,
Pankaj Puri,
Bhaskar Nandi,
K. S. Brar,
Abhay Gundgurthi,
Aditi Pandit
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.111643
Subject(s) - medicine , liver disease , chronic liver disease , liver transplantation , adrenal insufficiency , gastroenterology , liver function tests , liver function , basal (medicine) , endocrinology , transplantation , cirrhosis , insulin
In recent times, there are reports of adrenal dysfunction in whole spectrum of liver disease. Adrenal insufficiency (AI) has been shown to correlate with progression of liver disease. Hence this study was conducted to assess adrenal function in subjects with acute liver disease (ALD), chronic liver disease (CLD) and post liver transplantation (LT).