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Diabetes mellitus and liver diseases

Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2004

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a independent risk factor for the hepatitis C and for the hepatocellular carcinoma. Fatty liver is a obviously finding in patients with type 2 diabetes.

It can develop steatofibrosis, steatohepatitis or liver cirrhosis. Steatohepatitis may be affected with weight reduction, metformin, rosiglitazon, or orlistat.