Liver involvement in children with collagen vascular diseases

Clin Exp Hepatol. 2015 Nov;1(3):117-119. doi: 10.5114/ceh.2015.55569. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Abstract

Liver injury such as hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and various degrees of biochemical abnormalities are quite common in children with collagen vascular diseases. They may be primary or secondary, particularly due to drug therapy (drug toxicity, fatty infiltration), superadded infections, diabetes or overlap with autoimmune hepatitis.

Keywords: Kawasaki disease; children; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; liver diseases; systemic lupus erythematosus.

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  • Review