Liver involvement in subjects with rheumatic disease

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 226
• Main Authors: Selmi, Carlo, De Santis, Maria, Gershwin, M Eric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.01.2011; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Autoimmunity - immunology; Comorbidity; Humans; Liver - immunology; Liver Diseases - diagnosis; Liver Diseases - epidemiology; Liver Diseases - immunology; Review; Rheumatic Diseases - epidemiology; Rheumatic Diseases - immunology
• ISSN: 1478-6354; 1478-6362; 1478-6362
• DOI: 10.1186/ar3319

The liver is often overlooked as a target organ, with pathology either secondary to an underlying disease or due to the toxicity of therapies and the medical complications of extrahepatic diseases. It is thus important for the clinical rheumatologist to be aware of the diagnostic procedure to monito...