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Fatty liver disease

Fatty liver disease: Introduction

Fatty liver disease: Fatty liver disease can range from fatty liver alone (steatosis) to fatty liver associated with inflammation (steatohepatitis). This condition can occur with the use of alcohol (alcohol-related fatty liver) or in the absence of alcohol (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD]). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Fatty liver disease is available below.

Symptoms of Fatty liver disease

• Most patients with fatty liver are asymptomatic.
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Fatty liver disease: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Fatty liver disease:

• Cirrhosis
• Hepatoma
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Fatty liver disease?

• Failure to diagnose Fatty liver disease
• Hidden causes of Fatty liver disease (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Fatty liver disease

Causes of Fatty liver disease

• Metabolic syndrome
• Type II diabetes
• Obesity
• Hypertriglyceridemia
• Drugs (eg, amiodarone, tamoxifen, methotrexate)
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See full list of 10 causes of Fatty liver disease

More information about causes of Fatty liver disease:

• Underlying causes of Fatty liver disease
• Fatty liver disease as a complication caused by other conditions
• Fatty liver disease as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Fatty liver disease

Treatments for Fatty liver disease

• Abstinence from alcohol may reverse steatosis in patients with alcohol-related fatty liver. Weight loss and control of comorbidities appear to slow the disease and to possibly reverse some of the steatosis and fibrosis
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News Archives for Fatty liver disease

Medical news articles related to Fatty liver disease include:

• Weight-Loss Drug Fights Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
• Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
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Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Fatty liver disease

Medical research articles related to Fatty liver disease include:

• Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test - Liver Fibrosis - diagnosis
• Safety of statin therapy in patients with preexisting liver disease
• The Utility of the ``NAFLD Fibrosis Score`` in Morbidly Obese Subjects with NAFLD
• Validation of the NAFLD Fibrosis Score in a Chinese Population With Low Prevalence of Advanced Fibrosis
• Transient Elastography (FibroScan) Liver fibrosis
• Aminotransferase levels and 20-year risk of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease
• Serum apoptotic caspase activity as a marker of severity in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus infection
• Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease: an update.
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Prognosis for Fatty liver disease

Prognosis for Fatty liver disease: Steatosis may be reversible with weight loss and/or stopping alcohol use.

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