Liver Hepatosis - Fatty Liver Hepatosis, Symptoms And Treatment

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Symptoms and treatment of fatty liver hepatosis

Chronic fatty hepatosis of the liver manifests itself in the form of fatty, in some cases proteinous degeneration of organ cells. The disease is chronic.

The cause of fatty liver hepatosis is most often alcoholism, in more rare cases, the disease develops against the background of endogenous protein and vitamin deficiency.

Pathology can be caused by chronic intoxication with carbon tetrachloride, organophosphorus compounds, and other toxins that destroy liver cells. Bacterial toxins and metabolic disorders in the body can provoke fatty hepatosis.

The pathogenesis of the disease in these cases is reduced to a change in the metabolic chain of lipids in liver cells with the formation of lipoproteins. In the development of the disease, toxic-allergic processes also play a role.

Symptoms of fatty liver hepatosis

The disease can proceed without pronounced symptoms, while the clinic hides behind the manifestations of the underlying pathology, toxic damage to other organs, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

In some cases, hepatosis is accompanied by severe dyspepsia, loss of strength, pain in the right hypochondrium, slight jaundice. The liver of patients is slightly larger than normal, the surface of the organ is smooth, palpation in the liver area causes pain.

The level of aminotransferases in the blood is slightly higher than normal, there is high cholesterol and high levels of p-lipoproteins. When making a diagnosis, one can consider the results of bromsulfalein and vaverdine tests, which show a delay in the excretion of these drugs by the liver in most cases. Of great importance in diagnosis are the results of a puncture biopsy of the liver.

The outcome of the disease is relatively favorable. Very often, patients recover completely, especially if the effects of harmful factors on the body are excluded and treatment is carried out in a timely manner. In exceptional cases, the symptoms of fatty liver hepatosis can turn into chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, or even sclerosis.

Treatment of fatty liver hepatosis

The goal of treating fatty liver hepatosis should be to rid the patient of exposure to harmful factors that caused the development of the disease. The intake of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited, and the daily diet is enriched with protein foods of plant origin. At the same time, the consumption of animal fats is minimized, especially for refractory fatty acid compounds.

Patients are advised to take lipotropic drugs such as choline chloride, lipoic and folic acid, vitamin B12 preparations, Sirepar, Essentiale, etc.

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Article author: Mochalov Pavel Alexandrovich | d. m. n. therapist

Education: Moscow Medical Institute. IM Sechenov, specialty - "General Medicine" in 1991, in 1993 "Occupational Diseases", in 1996 "Therapy".