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*Drugs and toxins:[[Amiodarone]], [[methotrexate]], [[diltiazem]], [[highly active antiretroviral therapy]], [[glucocorticoids]], [[tamoxifen]], environmental [[hepatotoxin]]s (e.g. [[phosphorus]], toxic [[mushroom]]) | *Drugs and toxins:[[Amiodarone]], [[methotrexate]], [[diltiazem]], [[highly active antiretroviral therapy]], [[glucocorticoids]], [[tamoxifen]], environmental [[hepatotoxin]]s (e.g. [[phosphorus]], toxic [[mushroom]]) | ||
*Other:[[Inflammatory bowel disease]], [[HIV]] | *Other:[[Inflammatory bowel disease]], [[HIV]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Fatty liver is commonly associated with alcohol or metabolic syndrome (diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia) but can also be due to any one of many causes[1][2]:
- Metabolic: Abetalipoproteinemia, glycogen storage diseases, Weber-Christian disease, Wolmans disease, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, lipodystrophy
- Nutritional:Malnutrition, total parenteral nutrition, severe weight loss, refeeding syndrome, jejuno-ileal bypass, gastric bypass, jejunal diverticulosis with bacterial overgrowth
- Drugs and toxins:Amiodarone, methotrexate, diltiazem, highly active antiretroviral therapy, glucocorticoids, tamoxifen, environmental hepatotoxins (e.g. phosphorus, toxic mushroom)
- Other:Inflammatory bowel disease, HIV