title: [Microvesicular steatosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  "Bright" liver at ultrasonography predicts fatty liver.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess prevalence and predictors of a bright liver.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prevalence arm--Prospective collection of records of unselected patients undergoing liver ultrasound. Protocol arm--A sample of patients with bright liver underwent routine laboratory investigations, liver tests, HBsAg and anti-HCV.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No difference was found in mean values of fasting plasma glucose, LDL cholesterol, total bilirubin, GOT, GPT, AP, GGT, and serum bile acids or in the prevalence of serum HBsAg and anti-HCV in bright liver vs control groups. Univariate analysis showed body mass index, age, total cholesterol triglycerides, albumin, HDL cholesterol to be significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Roughly 20% of patients undergoing US for routine clinical practice will have a bright liver and levels are the independent predictors of a bright liver.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină Clinica a II-a Medicală Gastroenterologie, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ionescu
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015992:Body Mass Index; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000150:complications; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL