Fatty Liver Caused by Glycogen Storage Disease Type IX: A Small Series of Cases in Children

Background: The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affecting children and adolescents has increased dramatically in recent years. This increase is most probably related to the obesity pandemic and the high consumption of fructose. However, hepatic steatosis has some rare causes...

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Main Author: Dias,Catarina Leuzinger (author)
Other Authors: Maio,Inês (author), Brandão,José Ricardo (author), Tomás,Edite (author), Martins,Esmeralda (author), Silva,Ermelinda Santos (author)
Format: report
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Glycogen storage disease type IX
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Steatohepatitis
Children
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452019000600008
Country:Portugal
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