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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Ludwig was the first physician to describe the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a separate medical entity from other fatty liver diseases.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- In 1980, Ludwig was the first physician to describe non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a separate medical entity from other fatty liver diseases.[1][2][3]
- In 1983, Adler & Schaffner described the association between obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- In 1984, Andersen & Gluud conducted numerous experiments with extensive documentation of the liver biopsies in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- In 1985, Bockus was the first to coin the term non-alcoholic fatty liver.
References
References
- ↑ Vizuete J, Camero A, Malakouti M, Garapati K, Gutierrez J (2017). “Perspectives on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Overview of Present and Future Therapies”. J Clin Transl Hepatol. 5 (1): 67–75. doi:10.14218/JCTH.2016.00061. PMC 5411359. PMID 28507929.
- ↑ Vizuete J, Camero A, Malakouti M, Garapati K, Gutierrez J (2017). “Perspectives on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Overview of Present and Future Therapies”. J Clin Transl Hepatol. 5 (1): 67–75. doi:10.14218/JCTH.2016.00061. PMC 5411359. PMID 28507929.
- ↑ Ludwig J, Viggiano TR, McGill DB, Oh BJ (1980). “Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Mayo Clinic experiences with a hitherto unnamed disease”. Mayo Clin. Proc. 55 (7): 434–8. PMID 7382552.
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