Glycogenic hepatopathy: An underrecognized hepatic complication of diabetes mellitus

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 508-513

  Torbenson, Michael ^a   Chen, Yunn Yi ^b   Brunt, Elizabeth ^c   Cummings, Oscar W ^d   Gottfried, Marcia ^e   Jakate, Shriram ^f   Liu, Yao Chang ^g   Yeh, Matthew M ^h   Ferrell, Linda ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycogen; Glycogenosis; Hepatomegaly; Mauriac syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; EOSIN; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HEMATOXYLIN; HYALIN; LIVER ENZYME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGENIC HEPATOPATHY; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MALLORY BODY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; STAINING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MALE;

EID: 33646687730     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200604000-00012     Document Type: Article

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