In:
Case Reports in Endocrinology, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2016 ( 2016), p. 1-5
Abstract:
Studies have established a relationship between hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction and the onset of liver damage, which may occasionally progress to cirrhosis. Patients with hypopituitarism can develop a metabolic syndrome-like phenotype. Insulin resistance is the main pathophysiological axis of metabolic syndrome and is the causal factor in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We present the case of a young patient with liver cirrhosis of unknown aetiology that was finally attributed to panhypopituitarism.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2090-6501
,
2090-651X
DOI:
10.1155/2016/9071097
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2627633-1
