Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Progressing to Cirrhosis in an Obese Boy with Hypopituitarism.
- Author:
Ji Yong PARK
1
;
Jae Sung KO
;
Jeong Kee SEO
;
Ran LEE
;
Choong Ho SHIN
;
Gyeong Hoon KANG
;
Woo Sun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jkseo@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;
Cirrhosis;
Obesity;
Hypopituitarism
- MeSH:
Fatty Liver;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Hypopituitarism;
Insulin Resistance;
Obesity
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2008;11(2):204-209
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is typically associated with obesity and insulin resistance. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a more serious form of NAFLD. Although fibrosis is common in pediatric NASH, cirrhosis has been rarely reported. Patients with hypothalamic or pituitary dysfunction are at risk for obesity and insulin resistance with subsequent development of NAFLD. We report a case of NAFLD progressing to cirrhosis in an obese 16 year-old boy with hypopituitarism.
