Is non-alcoholic steatohepatitis caused by alcohol?
<p>Obesity and the associated diseases such as the metabolic syndrome, hypertryglyceridemia and diabetes mellitus type 2 are the most frequent causes of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLD) [1-5]. Over time NAFLD may show mixed lobular inflammatory infiltrates and a ballooning degenerati...
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Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health - Peertechz Publications,
2020-05-26.
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| Summary: | <p>Obesity and the associated diseases such as the metabolic syndrome, hypertryglyceridemia and diabetes mellitus type 2 are the most frequent causes of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLD) [1-5]. Over time NAFLD may show mixed lobular inflammatory infiltrates and a ballooning degeneration around hepatocytes, termed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) with the potential to develop a liver cirrhosis or a Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), frequently without a preexisting cirrhosis.</p><br> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/2455-5479.000083 |