Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and low muscle strength: A comment

Masood Muhammad Karim, Amna Subhan Butt

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Abstract

The diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease only on the basis of laboratory parameter score such as Hepatic Steatosis Index which includes liver enzymes, gender, basal metabolic index, and presence of diabetic mellitus is not sufficient to exclude other causes of deranged liver enzymes especially medications and autoimmune related liver diseases. As the guideline suggests ultrasound is the preferred first-line diagnostic procedure for imaging of NAFLD, as it provides additional diagnostic information and the combination of biomarkers/scores and transient elastography might confer additional diagnostic accuracy and evident from previous similar studies too.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2371-2373
Number of pages3
JournalWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume30
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2024

Keywords

  • Hepatic Steatosis Index
  • Letter to the editor
  • Low muscle strength
  • Metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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