Difference between revisions of "Medical liver disease"

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===General===
===General===
*''Steatohepatitis'' is a label for a set of histopathologic findings.
*''Steatohepatitis'' is a label for a set of histopathologic findings.
**May arise due to numerous etiologies, e.g. alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
*Fat accumulation in hepatocytes.   
*Fat accumulation in hepatocytes.   
**It may be a pattern seen in drug toxicity, e.g. methotrexate toxicity.<ref>MG. 22 September 2009.</ref>
**It may be a pattern seen in drug toxicity, e.g. methotrexate toxicity.<ref>MG. 22 September 2009.</ref>
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#Alcohol = alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH).
#Alcohol = alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH).
#Not alcohol = non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
#Not alcohol = non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
#Other.


Notes:
Notes:
*Pathologists should not comment on the etiology as the histomorphology is not distinctive for ASH vs. NASH, i.e. the diagnosis should be ''steatohepatitis''.
*Pathologists can comment on the etiology; however, the histomorphology is not distinctive. In other words, ''ASH'' and ''NASH'' are clinical diagnoses.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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