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Fatty liver

Fatty liver disease (FLD), also known as hepatic steatosis, is a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver. Often there are no or few symptoms. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Fatty change in liver
Fatty infiltration of liver
Hepatic steatosis
May Cause
Fatty mass in abdomen
Hepatomegaly
Hyperechoic liver
Low-attenuation liver
Multiple solid liver lesions
Portal hypertension
Sonographically complex hepatic mass
May Be Caused by
 Common
AIDS
Alcohol abuse
Cystic fibrosis
Diabetes mellitus
Obesity
 Uncommon
Acute hepatitis
Carbon tetrachloride exposure
Corticosteroid therapy
Cushing syndrome
Familial hyperlipidemia
Fructose intolerance
Glycogen storage disease
Glycogen storage disease type 1
Hepatitis
Hepatotoxin
Hyperlipidemia
Jejunoileal bypass
Kwashiorkor
Lipodystrophy
Lipoproteinemia
Malabsorption syndrome
Malnutrition
Medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Peritoneal dialysis
Prolonged fever
Protein deficiency
Reye syndrome
Starvation
Starvation-malnutrition
Total parenteral nutrition
Zieve syndrome

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