The prevalence and clinical characteristics of glucose metabolism disorders in patients with liver cirrhosis. A prospective study

Aims. To define the prevalence and clinical characteristics of glucose metabolism disorders (GMD) in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis (LC). Material and methods. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels were measured...

Pentoxifylline and prednisolone in severe alcoholic hepatitis

Occult HBV infection among anti-HBc positive HIV-infected patients in apex referral centre, Eastern India

Background. The prevalence of occult HBV, defined by the presence of HBV DNA in individuals with antibodies to HBV core antigen and with absence of HBV surface antigen, but its clinical significance and virological fea...

Massive avascular malformations causing life threatening portal hypertension

We present an unusual case of extensive avascular malformations (AVMs) causing non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. This phenomenon, though previously described, is a rare clinical entity which, in the setting of life thr...

Drug-induced fatty liver disease: An overview of pathogenesis and management

Over the past decades, many drugs have been identified, that can potentially induce steatohepatitis in the predisposed individual. Classically this has been incriminated to amiodarone, perhexiline, and 4,4’-diethylaminoe...