Hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistently infects approximately350 million people, and approximately 600000 liverrelateddeaths are observed per year worldwide.HBV infe
Adrenal reserve depletion and overstimulation of thehypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are causesfor adrenal insufficiency (AI) in critically ill individuals
Intrahepatic fat deposition has been demonstrated in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD). Genetic and environmental factors are important for