Use of transient elastography in detection of liver fibrosis in psoriasis patients - A cross- sectional study

• Main Authors: Shekhar Neema (Author), D Banerjee (Author), S Radhakrishnan (Author), Biju Vasudevan (Author), Preema Sinha (Author), Bhavni Oberoi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: The risk of liver damage in psoriasis increases with increase in cumulative dose of methotrexate and guidelines suggest use of liver biopsy for risk mitigation. Recently, transient elastography (TE) has been used for detection of liver fibrosis. Most studies for TE are in hepati...