Glycogenic hepatopathy: A rare disease that can appear and resolve rapidly in parallel with glycemic control

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 269-270

  Saadi, Tarek ^a  

^a Rambam Health Care Campus ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus type 1; Eviglycogenic hepatopathy; Fatty liver disease; Glycemic control

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCOGENIC HEPATOPATHY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; ULTRASOUND;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CERULOPLASMIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FATTY LIVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE;

EID: 84860283593     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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