Fatty Liver
| Medical Definition: |
Yellow discoloration of the liver due to fatty degeneration of liver parenchymal cells. (Stedman, 25th ed) |
| Guide Notes: |
fatty degeneration of liver cells |
Fatty Liver Categories.
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Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - Fatty liver in alcoholics. It is potentially reversible and may be associated with alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis. |
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Reye Syndrome - An acute, potentially fatal metabolic disease seen primarily in children and characterized clinically by vomiting, hypoglycemia, and confusion, which may progress to coma. Pathologic features include cerebral edema and fatty infiltration of the liver and other organs. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1120) |
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