title: Liver disease in the adolescent.
abstract: This article discusses common liver diseases in the adolescent. Briefly reviewed is the evaluation of the adolescent with new-onset liver enzyme elevation. Then the article discusses common liver diseases, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis, metabolic disease, biliary atresia, cystic fibrosis, and inherited disorders of cholestasis. Finally, a management approach to the adolescent with liver disease is outlined, noting the challenges that must be addressed to effectively care for not only liver disease in the adolescent but also the patient as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Siragusa Transplantation Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Alisha M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mavis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Siragusa Transplantation Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, 225 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: e-alonso@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Estella M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D043384:Glutamyl Aminopeptidase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012648:Self Care; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D043384:Glutamyl Aminopeptidase
keywords: Adolescent; Hepatitis; Liver disease; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease