Focal fatty liver symptoms?

summary

Focal fatty liver, also known as hepatic focal steatosis, refers to the fatty infiltration in a local area of the liver, which presents focal or patchy pseudo space occupying lesions on imaging. The disease can occur in all age groups, especially in the elderly. Due to the small range of lesions, clinical manifestations are not obvious or only mild non-specific symptoms, liver function test often does not change. Focal fatty liver is a reversible disease. If there is no underlying liver disease, it can subside spontaneously in a short time, and the effect is good after etiological treatment. Focal fatty liver symptoms? Let's talk about it.

Focal fatty liver symptoms?

Some patients with mild fatty liver have only fatigue, while most patients with fatty liver are fatter, so it is more difficult to find mild symptoms. B ultrasound can find that.

Moderate to severe fatty liver is similar to chronic hepatitis, including loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, dull pain in liver area or right upper abdomen, etc.

The clinical manifestations of fatty liver are various, mild fatty liver has no clinical symptoms and is easy to be ignored. According to records, about 25% of patients with fatty liver can be asymptomatic clinically. Some patients only feel tired, and most patients with fatty liver are fat, so it is more difficult to find mild symptoms.

matters needing attention

It is also very important to reduce body fat and avoid all kinds of drugs as far as possible. There are dozens of drugs related to fatty liver, such as tetracycline, acetylsalicylic acid, glucocorticoid, synthetic estrogen, amiodarone, nifedipine, etc Some anti-tumor drugs and lipid-lowering drugs can lead to the accumulation of fat in the liver.