Open AccessOccult endocrine dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis of liver
Author(s) -
K. V. S. Hari Kumar,
Anil Kumar Pawah,
Manish Manrai
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.197293
Subject(s) - medicine , hypopituitarism , cirrhosis , euthyroid , endocrine system , gastroenterology , etiology , thyroid , occult , subclinical infection , endocrinology , hormone , pathology , alternative medicine
Liver dysfunction leads to endocrine disturbance due to the alteration in protein metabolism or synthesis. We studied the presence of occult endocrine dysfunction in liver cirrhosis and compared the same with underlying etiology.