Kwashiorkor is characterized by irritability, hair changes, edema, hepatomegaly, and dyspigmentation. Metabolic features include hypoalbuminemia, hepatic steatosis, and hypoglycemia (5–7).

Background and Aims: Hepatic steatosis is commonly seen in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. It has been reported to be associated with both metabolic factors and viral factors, and affects the ...

Background: Biopsy is the usual gold standard for liver steatosis assessment. The aim of this study was to identify a panel of biomarkers (SteatoTest), with sufficient predictive values ...

Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.

A nurse, left "devastated" by her diagnosis, has bravely come forward to share the four warning signs that led to the discovery of her liver cancer. Marissa Antonio was only 39 when doctors found ...

What Does Liver Pain Feel Like? Your liver is a football-sized organ that sits under your ribs. It filters and cleans your blood, stockpiles energy, helps you fight infections and diseases ...

Studio Firma/Stocksy United A new federal report shows that one drink per day could raise the risk of liver damage and several cancers. The report follows a recommendation by the U.S. Surgeon ...

What Is an Inflamed Liver? Inflammation is the body's way to heal an injury or damaged cells. In the liver, this injury can be caused by many things, including an infection, toxins, or the buildup ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver ...

FOUR cases of hepatitis without jaundice and without hepatomegaly constitute the material ... literature reveals that an enlarged and tender liver is an essential finding in virus hepatitis ...

Objective The Mediterranean diet has been promoted as a healthy dietary pattern, but whether the Mediterranean diet may help to prevent hepatic steatosis is not clear. This study aimed to evaluate the ...