Fibrosis assessment using transient elastography identifies obesity as a risk factor for hepatic fibrosis in erythropoietic protoporphyria

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2023 Jul;39(4):400-402. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12843. Epub 2022 Dec 15.

Authors

Oliver D Tavabie¹, Hiva Fassihi², Adam Fityan², Nisha Arujuna², Harsha Naik², John Ferguson², Varuna Aluvihare¹, Robert Sarkany²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
² St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 36346074
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12843

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Elasticity Imaging Techniques*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / etiology
Obesity / complications
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic*
Risk Factors