title: Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic disease in patients with HIV.
abstract: Liver involvement with opportunistic infections and neoplasms is a well-recognized component of AIDS, affecting most patients. The cause of hepatic disease in these patients may be divided into hepatitis, granulomatous disease, mass lesions, vascular lesions, hepatotoxic drugs, and nonspecific findings. With a rational approach, most patients with AIDS and liver disease can be diagnosed and treated in a cost-effective manner with low morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Poles
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Dieterich
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology