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NAFLD must be differentiated from other diseases that cause Hepatomegaly, Jaundice, and cirrhosis and ascites. | NAFLD must be differentiated from other diseases that cause Hepatomegaly, Jaundice, and cirrhosis and ascites. | ||
==Differential Diagnosis<ref name="pmid259378622">{{cite journal |vauthors=Abd El-Kader SM, El-Den Ashmawy EM |title=Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: The diagnosis and management |journal=World J Hepatol |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=846–58 |year=2015 |pmid=25937862 |pmc=4411527 |doi=10.4254/wjh.v7.i6.846 |url=}}</ref>== | ==Differential Diagnosis<ref name="pmid259378622">{{cite journal |vauthors=Abd El-Kader SM, El-Den Ashmawy EM |title=Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: The diagnosis and management |journal=World J Hepatol |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=846–58 |year=2015 |pmid=25937862 |pmc=4411527 |doi=10.4254/wjh.v7.i6.846 |url=}}</ref> <ref name="urlDifferential Diagnosis">{{cite web |url=https://ime.acponline.org/content/topics/ime1_gi_ch021_s5 |title=Differential Diagnosis |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
NAFLD must be differentiated from other diseases that cause Hepatomegaly, Jaundice, and cirrhosis and ascites.
Differential Diagnosis[1] [2]
| CAUSE | CLINICAL FEATURES | LABORATORY TESTS |
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| Auto Immune Hepatitis | More commonly in females | Anti-Nuclear Antibodies,Anti Microsomal Antibodies and Anti Smooth Muscle Anti bodies. |
| α1-antitrypsin deficiency | Elevated liver enzyme levels | α1-antitrypsin level and liver biopsy |
| Wilson disease | Neurologic and psychological
features at age 40 years. |
ceruloplasmin level and liver biopsy e.t.c. |
| Hereditary hemochromatosis | Patient presents with Bronze diabetes, arthritis and
congestive heart failure. |
HFE genetic testing,Ferritin level
and liver biopsy with staining for iron . |
- ↑ Abd El-Kader SM, El-Den Ashmawy EM (2015). "Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: The diagnosis and management". World J Hepatol. 7 (6): 846–58. doi:10.4254/wjh.v7.i6.846. PMC 4411527. PMID 25937862.
- ↑ "Differential Diagnosis".