title: [Liver damage and obesity in pediatric age].
abstract: In adult obese patients both an increase of aminotranspherase values and hepatic steatosis have been frequently showed. Conversely in childhood the existence of a liver's damage is often not investigated. To assess the prevalence of hepatic alterations in obese children, we studied 135 subjects, all affected by simple obesity, showing in a 20% of them the presence of ultrasonographic evidence of hepatic steatosis and/or hyperaminotransferasemia. Our study demonstrates the existence of silent hepatic alterations also in obese children and suggests to improve the treatment of obesity in childhood to prevent the progression of liver's damage.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Pediatria, Azienda U.S.L. di Parma, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iughetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bacchini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dodi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caselli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cozzini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ottaviani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy; D000637:Transaminases / Q000032:analysis*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000637:Transaminases
vernacular_title: Alterazioni epatiche e obesità in età pediatrica.