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ArticleCureus2020

Glycogenic Hepatopathy: A Reversible Complication of Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus.

Muhammad N Yousaf, Hamid Ehsan, Sajid Ehsan, Usman Sagheer, Fizah Chaudhary

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad N YousafInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Hamid EhsanInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Sajid EhsanInternal Medicine, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA.
Usman SagheerInternal Medicine, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Fizah ChaudharyInternal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center · USAnne Arundel Medical Center · USMedStar Good Samaritan Hospital · USYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycogenic hepatopathy (GH) is a rare complication of long-standing uncontrolled type I diabetes mellitus (TIDM) resulting in liver dysfunction and hepatomegaly due to intrahepatic deposition of glycogen. Herein we present a 19-year-old male with a history of TIDM and multiple prior hospitalizations with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) who presented with nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant pain, and massive hepatomegaly. Laboratory workup was consistent with DKA and revealed a greater than 10-fold increase in liver enzymes. Despite the resolution of DKA, his liver function was worsening, and further workup was indicated. Ultimately, he underwent a liver biopsy that showed swollen hepatocytes overloaded with intracytoplasmic glycogen consistent with glycogenic hepatopathy. It is an underestimated entity and physicians should have a high index of suspicion for GH in individuals presenting with liver dysfunction, hepatomegaly, and poor glycemic control in TIDM. Strict glycemic control may result in complete resolution of disease.

Indexed as

diabetic ketoacidosisglycogenic hepatopathyliver biopsyliver dysfunctionnonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseperiodic acid-schiff stainingtransaminitistype i diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID32850201
PMCPMC7444849
OpenAlexW3045283785

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