Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2011
Abstract
Patients with liver cirrhosis have increased risk of diabetes mellitus development, especially when the underlying disease is hereditary hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or chronic hepatitis C. Patients with associated diabetes according to liver cirrhosis complications have worse prognosis and the therapy is influenced by both diseases.
The authors bring short review of particular diseases, diagnosis and treatment strategy.