steatohepatitis
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Steatohepatitis is a type of fatty liver disease, characterized by inflammation of the liver with concurrent fat accumulation in liver. Mere deposition of fat in the liver is termed steatosis, and together these constitute fatty liver changes.
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- gastroenterology
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- Alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
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Steatohepatitis is a type of fatty liver disease, characterized by inflammation of the liver with concurrent fat accumulation in liver. Mere deposition of fat in the liver is termed steatosis, and together these constitute fatty liver changes.
The two main types of fatty liver disease (FLD) are: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) (previously nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD) Alcohol-associated (alcohol-related) liver disease (ALD)
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