HIV an independent risk factor for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
A study of more than 1,300 women demonstrated that HIV is an independent risk factor for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with significant nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity and fibrosis, researchers reported.“Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common among people with and without HIV and is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality,” Jennifer C. Price, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, told Healio. “However, most patients with NAFLD do not go on to develop cirrhosis.”According to Price,Read More