title: Hepatic subcapsular steatosis: a rare complication of high dose insulin therapy.
abstract: Hepatic subcapsular steatosis is a rare pattern of fatty infiltration of the liver exclusively described in diabetic patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis who had received insulin in peritoneal dialysate. We describe a first case of severe subcapsular hepatic steatosis in a young diabetic patient on high dose insulin therapy (with striking subcapsular fatty infiltration of the liver documented by CT and MRI) without any evidence of chronic renal disease and not undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
authors: Sheri Kahmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Radiodiagnosis; E12, Cooperative Colony, Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir 190014, India. naseerchoh@rediffmail.com
authors: Naseer Ahmad
authors: NA
authors: Choh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D013974:Thyroxine