GLYCOGENIC HEPATOPATHY

Course overview

GLYCOGENIC HEPATOPATHY (GH) IS A RARE OR POSSIBLY UNDER-DIAGNOSED COMPLICATION SEEN IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH POORLY CONTROLLED TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS AND FEW PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY A REVERSIBLE ACCUMULATION OF EXCESS GLYCOGEN IN HEPATOCYTES, CAUSING HEPATOMEGALY AND TRANSIENT ELEVATION OF LIVER ENZYMES, ESPECIALLY TRANSAMINASES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GLYCOGENIC HEPATOPATHY AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF INTERNISTS, GASTROENTEROLOGISTS, IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND IMPROVING THE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.