title: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in children and adolescents.
abstract: We describe 17 children with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. All had elevated levels of serum liver enzymes and 16 were morbidly obese. Liver biopsy showed variable steatosis and fibrosis in nine patients. At follow-up, 12 of 14 patients had persistent morbid obesity and 11 had elevated liver enzyme levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Manton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipsett
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bourne
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Couper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications