Liver disease in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes mellitus is a growing health concern in our society. In addition to the well-known cardiovascular, renal, and ophthalmologic complications of diabetes, liver-related complications occur commonly and are often underrecognized. The ensuing article will review the relationship between diabetes mellitus and two common liver diseases: chronic hepatitis C and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The association with diabetes and cirrhosis, acute liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma, and outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation will also be discussed.
Harrison
Stephen A
SA
Department of Hepatology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam, Houston, TX, USA. stephen.harrison@cen.amedd.army.mil
D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D015995:Prevalence