Clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with dyslipidemia and liver steatosis in chronic HBV carriers

Clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with dyslipidemia and liver steatosis in chronic HBV carriers

Introduction Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and liver steatosis (LS) are the most common causes of chronic liver disease, and their coexistence is frequently observed in clinical practice. Although metabolic syndrome is the main cause of LS, it has not been associated with HBV infection....

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Main Authors: Angélica Luciana Nau, Júlia Cristina Soares, Maria Beatriz Cacese Shiozawa, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HBV
Hepatitis B
Fatty liver
Lipids
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000200158&lng=en&tlng=en

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