Many children with long-term liver disease lose muscle, become weaker, and are more prone to infections. Eirini Kyrana, consultant in paediatric hepatology at King’s College Hospital, believes that these two problems may be linked as when the liver is not working well, the body runs short of energy, and both muscles and the immune system may suffer.
Eirini and her team are planning a study to find out more about how liver disease affects muscles and the immune system. The hope is that this will lead to better nutrition, exercise and treatment plans that help children stay stronger before and after a liver transplant.
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