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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. | ||
*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 | *Pathologists can comment on the etiology; however, the histomorphology is not distinctive. In other words, ''ASH'' and ''NASH'' are clinical diagnoses. | ||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||