Cirrhosis in partial lipodystrophy.
A patient with partial lipodystrophy, fatty liver and cirrhosis, and autoimmune thyroid disease is described. Treatment with thyroxine led to partial improvement in the hepatic abnormality.
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Professorial Medical Unit, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000150:complications*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013974:Thyroxine