Presence of Serum Antinuclear Antibodies Does Not Impact Outcomes in HBV-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure.

Lin Lin Bin Lin Qing Lan Longgen Liu Jianchun Lu Xiujun Zhang Shuqin Zheng Yuan Xue

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2022)

Positive ANA is frequent in HBV-related ACLF, and it does not seem to be associated with poor outcomes, but the pathogenesis of ACLF may be different between ANA (+) and ANA (-) groups.

Keyphrases

liver failure
hepatitis b virus
drug induced
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
glycemic control