ASK A DOCTOR: WHAT HAPPENS IF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE REMAIN UNTREATED?

Expert opinion from Marcelle Freire

Doctor of Medicine · 3 years of experience · Brazil

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is a medical term used to describe an inflammatory form of fatty degeneration of liver cells. This condition can be caused by several etiologies, although metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, obesity, high blood cholesterol levels and some metabolic diseases are among the most commonly implicated in the development of the disease. A part of patients may be asymptomatic, but some others may report symptoms such as fatigue, non-specific malaise or discomfort in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. When left untreated, a fearsome complication is its progression to liver cirrhosis and consequent progressive loss of liver function.

Expert opinion from Sujith Chunduri

MBBS · 2 years of experience · India

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is not a major illness in most individuals. But it can convert to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. (NASH) NASH can later produce inflammation and cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis can occur which is a serious illness. Untreated cirrhosis leads to liver failure. In some cases, liver cancer may occur.

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Expert opinion from Alex T. Thomas

MD · 40 years of experience · USA

If left untreated it can cause liver scarring, and eventually lead to liver failure.

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