Prevalence of Pruritus and Association with Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Prevalence of Pruritus and Association with Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Patient-reported outcomes are important in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Pruritus is of special interest for evolving therapies with farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonists. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of pruritus in a real-life NAFLD cohort and analyze associatio...

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Main Authors: Albrecht Boehlig, Florian Gerhardt, David Petroff, Florian van Boemmel, Thomas Berg, Valentin Blank, Thomas Karlas, Johannes Wiegand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
pruritus
anxiety
depression
vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE)
FXR agonist
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/2/451

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