Steatohepatitis

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In medicine, steatohepatitis is a liver disease characterized by fatty liver and lobular hepatitis.[1]

Classification

Alcoholic steatohepatitis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with obesity, diabetes mellitus, or hyperlipidemia.[1]

Treatment

Pioglitazone, a thiazolidinedione derivative, can improve nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sheth SG, Gordon FD, Chopra S (1997). "Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.". Ann Intern Med 126 (2): 137-45. PMID 9005748.
  2. Belfort R, Harrison SA, Brown K, Darland C, Finch J, Hardies J et al. (2006). "A placebo-controlled trial of pioglitazone in subjects with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.". N Engl J Med 355 (22): 2297-307. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa060326. PMID 17135584. Research Blogging.