What does fatty liver mean and what are the symptoms

The liver is the largest detoxification and metabolic organ of humans, maintaining the balance of various elements in the body. Therefore, once the liver is diseased, it can easily cause devastating damage to the body. There are many types of liver diseases, among which fatty liver is relatively common and also one of the milder symptoms. What does fatty liver mean and what are the symptoms?

Fatty liver refers to a disease caused by excessive accumulation of fat in liver cells due to various reasons. Fatty liver disease is seriously threatening the health of the Chinese people and has become the second largest liver disease after viral hepatitis. Fatty liver is a common clinical phenomenon rather than an independent disease. The clinical manifestations are asymptomatic in mild cases and severe in severe cases. Generally speaking, fatty liver is a reversible disease, and early diagnosis and timely treatment can often restore to normal.

Fatty liver can be an independent disease or a concurrent manifestation of certain systemic diseases:

1. Often accompanied by other manifestations of alcohol poisoning

Such as alcohol dependence, pancreatitis, peripheral neuritis, anemic glossitis, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, etc.

2. Overnutrition fatty liver

Such as: obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary artery atherosclerosis (CHD), gout, cholelithiasis, etc.

3. Malnutrition-induced fatty liver often coexists with chronic wasting diseases

Such as tuberculosis, ulcerative colitis, etc.

4. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Common complications include renal failure, hypoglycemia, pancreatitis, sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), etc.

5. Patients with severe fatty liver disease

There may be abdominal effusion and lower limb edema, and other symptoms may include spider nevi, male breast development, testicular atrophy, impotence, amenorrhea and infertility in women.